by | May 27, 2025 | Economy, Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Politics, Premier |
Consumers appear to be warming back up to the economy and gaining some confidence back following recent trade shifts, according to the latest data from The Conference Board. May’s Consumer Confidence Index® rose 12.3 points to 98 (100 is equal to the baseline levels...
by | May 22, 2025 | Economy, Industry News, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Politics, Premier |
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are once again on President Trump’s radar. In a Truth Social post Wednesday, Trump shared that he is “giving very serious consideration” to taking the government sponsored entities (GSEs) public, and “will be making a decision in the near...
by | May 22, 2025 | Agents, Brokers, Economy, Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
Fannie Mae updated its housing market and economic predictions yesterday, tweaking nearly all the numbers positively in the wake of some encouraging data and federal policy shifts. In its latest assessment of the market, the mortgage giant predicted 6.1% rates by the...
by | May 19, 2025 | Economy, Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
Above, New York Fed President John C. Williams, left, at the MBA conference. Photo by Clarissa Garza. NEW YORK CITY—Providing an overall economic outlook at the Mortgage Banker Association’s (MBA) Secondary and Capital Markets Conference, New York Fed President John...
by | May 19, 2025 | Economy, Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
Pressure continues to build amidst wavering factors—trade wars and flip-flopping tariffs, inflation and a lack of change in interest rates—pushing economic data to significantly lower levels, according to recent reports. The latest Leading Economic Index (LEI) from...
by | May 16, 2025 | Agents, Brokers, Economy, Industry News, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Premier |
As nearly everyone has weighed in on the commission issue, with no real consensus on exactly how recent policy changes will affect real estate agent pay, the Federal Reserve (Fed) this week put out its own analysis—concluding like so many others have, that it is too...