by | Sep 1, 2023 | Economy, Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
The U.S. added 187,000 jobs in August, and the unemployment rate took a leap to 3.8%, according to the latest Employment Situation Summary from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. With the unemployment rate jumping from 0.3% to 3.8%, the number of unemployed persons...
by | Sep 1, 2023 | Agents, Economy, Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
Editor’s Note: The Mortgage Mix is RISMedia’s weekly highlight reel of need-to-know mortgage-industry happenings. Watch for it each Friday afternoon. –Rates remain stuck above 7% this week, despite a small decrease, with the 30-year fixed averaging 7.18%,...
by | Aug 31, 2023 | Consumer, Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
With home prices and mortgage rates posing a hurdle to many homebuyers, not to mention other economic headwinds like inflation, there are a lot of markets left in the dust lately with very little activity. So where can homebuyers look for booming markets that have...
by Beth McGuire | Aug 31, 2023 | Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
While still lingering around the 20-year-high level, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 7.18%, down just a bit from last week’s 7.23%, according to the latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®) released by Freddie Mac Thursday. This week’s numbers: ...
by | Aug 31, 2023 | Agents, Economy, Industry News, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Premier |
The latest report on Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) showed prices climbing by 0.3% from last month, an expected but still potentially concerning increase in inflation as the Federal Reserve mulls its next move on interest rates. The PCE index, which is the...
by Paige Brown | Aug 30, 2023 | Best Practices, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Premier |
When you’re one of the chief executives of a real estate company that rockets in size from 139th to 6th in just a few years, you’re clearly doing something right. Or, actually, doing a lot right. Rick Haase, president of United Real Estate, agrees, while also...