by | Feb 21, 2025 | Consumer, Economy, Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
Consumers’ sentiment toward the economy distinctly wavered in February for almost all groups across the board, with some disagreement across political parties, according to the latest data from the University of Michigan. The latest Index of Consumer Sentiment reading...
by | Jan 28, 2025 | Consumer, Economy, Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
Consumer confidence continued to slide down in January, according to data from The Conference Board, however, experts feel the downtrend is not outside of the range it’s been in the past few years. “Consumer confidence has been moving sideways in a relatively stable,...
by | Dec 20, 2024 | Agents, Brokers, Consumer, Economy, Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
The University of Michigan’s consumer sentiment index improved for the fifth consecutive month in December, rising about 3% to its highest reading in seven months. A surge in buying conditions for durables led Current Economic Conditions to soar more than 20%. Rather...
by Beth McGuire | Oct 30, 2024 | Consumer, Latest News, National, News |
Remember the days of 3% mortgage rates? As a relieved nation emerged from the Covid-19 pandemic in 2021, along with it came those historically low average mortgage rates below 5.00%, 4.00% or even sub-3.00%. But as inflation began to increase so too did mortgage...
by | Oct 25, 2024 | Consumer, Economy, Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
How are consumers feeling overall, and how does that translate to a real estate sale? The question is multifaceted, but asking it could be key to learning where buyers stand as the election fast approaches. The consumer sentiment index indicated yet another rise, for...
by | Oct 11, 2024 | Consumer, Economy, Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
A key skill to being a real estate agent is judging a buyer’s mood. So how are consumers feeling on a wide scale? Consumer sentiment dipped slightly in the early days of October 2024, from 70.1 to 68.9, per the latest report for the University of Michigan. This...