by Susanne Dwyer | Sep 23, 2017 | Industry News |
Consumer confidence in their earnings has ebbed slightly, with more in the August 2017 Survey of Consumer Expectations by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York expressing less optimism about their household’s financial situation. The consumers surveyed, however,...
by Susanne Dwyer | Sep 23, 2017 | Industry News |
Home prices rose 0.2 percent month-over-month in July 2017, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s (FHFA) recently released House Price Index (HPI). The HPI year-over-year—based on prices for homes with Fannie Mae- or Freddie Mac-backed mortgages—was...
by Susanne Dwyer | Sep 23, 2017 | Industry News |
What makes a state “happier” than others? Researchers at WalletHub recently assessed several factors tied to feel-good states, including emotional health and physical health (i.e., disease), food insecurity rates, Gallup’s Well-Being Index, sleep...
by Susanne Dwyer | Sep 23, 2017 | Industry News |
Mortgage rates moved up for the first time in nearly two months this week, according to Freddie Mac’s recently released Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®). The 30-year, fixed rate averaged 3.83 percent, up from 3.78 percent the week prior, while the...
by Susanne Dwyer | Sep 21, 2017 | Business Tip of the Day |
Did you know that production costs such as writing and design fees, whether the materials are produced by an agency or part-time hire, are also deductible?