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
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
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
Review of Key Economic Data, Indicators, and Events that are important to Mortgage Professionals for November 2018 Halloween has just ended and now it’s time to put away the costumes and pull down the spooky decorations. Speaking of being spooked, let’s take a look at the Stock Market. The Stock Market rattled investors when the
Summary and Review of Key Economic Data and Indicators released in September 2018 Mortgage Economic Calendar for October 2018 – Click Here It’s October and Fall is in full swing. The nights are getting cooler, trees are starting to change color,football is dominating the weekends, and DOW has set a new record high – reaching
Key Mortgage Economic Data, Information, and Indicators for September 2018 It’s September and the summer of 2018 has come to a close. The summer went by fast. Speaking of fast, it was 10 years ago this month that Fannie / Freddie was placed into Conservatorship under the Federal Housing Finance Agency – FHFA. That happened on
Review of Key Economic Data Released in June 2018 that affects the Mortgage Industry June was a busy month for Economic News – the US NOKO Summit, FOMC Meeting with an interest rate increase, strong gains in the labor market, mixed housing market data, lower GDP estimates, and new tariffs on Chinese goods. Trade,
Economic Data and Indicators Every Mortgage Professional Should Follow – May 2018 I am always amazed at how events thousands of miles away can effect the Mortgage Business here at home. If you haven’t heard the term “Ita-leave” yet, you soon will. Just like “Brexit” means “Britain exiting” the EU, “Ita-leave” means “Italy leaving” the
Key Economic Data Mortgage Professionals Need to Know from April 2018 To view or download the May 2018 Economic Calendar click here. This newsletter is geared to Mortgage Professionals, so the information is concentrated on the Key Economic Data that has the most impact on the Mortgage Business. However, the dynamics of oil in the
Economic Data, Indicators, and Events from March 2018 that Affect the Mortgage Business Beware the Ides of March – an Interest Rate Hike and a Trade War all in the same month? What implications does a Trade War have for the Mortgage Business? Higher prices on imported steel and aluminum will raise costs on