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A Fed Pause (Again)... Inflation Remains Key
September 21, 2023
• The Fed held interest rates at 5.25%-5.5% at yesterday's FOMC meeting. The decision was…
Read MoreTapping Into Your Home Equity... Should You Do It?
September 15, 2023
Many Americans are house-rich, at least on paper. Thanks to skyrocketing housing prices, homeowners…
Read MoreWhere Will Mortgage Rates Be at the End of 2023?
September 1, 2023
In a new report from First American, Chief Economist Mark Fleming reveals that two of the three key…
Read MoreMore Evidence of Home Prices Trying to Bottom
August 25, 2023
• U.S. homes have clearly become more expensive in recent years as prices & mortgage rates have…
Read MorePositive Data Despite Higher Rates from July U.S. Housing & Production Data Positive
August 17, 2023
• U.S. housing starts rose +3.9% m/m in July, with single-unit permits (a leading indicator) up…
Read MoreU.S. Core CPI Improving
August 15, 2023
• The U.S. CPI was +0.2% m/m (3.2% y/y) and the core (ex food & energy) CPI was +0.2% m/m (4.7%…
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