Mortgage Economic Review March 2020

The March 2020 Mortgage Economic Review summarizes recent Key Economic Indicators, Data,and Events that are important to Mortgage and Real Estate Professionals. Update: On March 3rd, the Fed did an Emergency Interest Rate cut of 0.50%. The target for Fed Funds Rate is now 1.0% to 1.25%. More information in the Interest Rates and Fed […]

Mortgage Economic Review January 2020

Mortgage Economic Review January 2020 The January 2020 Mortgage Economic Review summarizes recent Key Economic Indicators, Data, and Events that are important to Mortgage and Real Estate Professionals.   Welcome to 2020. Not only is it a New Year, but it’s also a New Decade – the 20s. One hundred years ago started the Roaring […]

Mortgage Economic Review November 2019

Mortgage Economic Review November 2019 The November 2019 Mortgage Economic Review for Mortgage and Real Estate Professionals summarizes recent Key Economic Data and Events that are important to Mortgage and Real Estate Professionals. For the November 2019 Mortgage Economic Calendar Click here.   With most of the attention focused on the FOMC Meeting, Trade War, […]

Mortgage Economic Review September 2019

Mortgage Economic Review September 2019 The September 2019 Mortgage Economic Review summarizes Key Economic Data and Events that are important to Mortgage and Real Estate Professionals. For the September 2019 Mortgage Economic Calendar Click here.   Trade War escalation and recession fears rattled the stock and bond markets again this month. A flight to quality […]

Mortgage Economic Review July 2019

Mortgage Economic Review July 2019   This month’s Mortgage Economic Review summarizes recent Key Economic Data and Events that are important to Mortgage and Real Estate Professionals.   Interest Rates and geopolitical tensions dominated the news in June. The world’s major Central Bankers were all in an “accommodative” mood this month. The Fed, ECB (European […]

Mortgage Economic Review May 2019

Mortgage Economic Review May 2019 Review and Summary of Key Economic Data and Events that affect the Mortgage Business for May 2019 April is typically a stormy month with unpredictable weather and volatile temperature swings. It looks like the  Economic Data has followed this same pattern in the last few months – large swings that […]

Mortgage Economic Review April 2019

Review of Key Economic Data Released in March 2019 for Mortgage Professionals March had some very significant Economic developments for the Mortgage Business. The Fed did a stunning turnaround and announced they scrapped plans for Interest Rate increases for the remainder of 2019. They also lowered their projections for Inflation and GDP growth. The Feds […]

Mortgage Economic Review March 2019

Mortgage Economic Review for March 2019 For a copy of the Mortgage Economic Calendar for March 2019 Click Here   From a news standpoint, politics and weather dominated the headlines in February. It’s easy to get caught up in all the political media hype and lose sight of the actual Economic Data. A focus on […]

Mortgage Economic Review February 2019

January is usually a slow month as people recover from their Holiday hangover. That wasn’t the case this year. Thanks to the Government Shutdown, political wrangling in Washington, an FOMC Meeting, and an arctic blast, 2019 had a lot going on right out of the gate. At least the Stock Market took a break from […]

Mortgage Economic Review December 2018

Review of Key Economic Data and Indicators released in December 2018 that are important to the Mortgage and Real Estate Industry   Lots of big news in November – FOMC Meeting, Midterm Elections, Black Friday Sales, oil prices plunging, volatility in the Stock Markets, and …..2019 is a month away. The Democrats regained control of […]