by Beth McGuire | Dec 9, 2019 | Latest News, National, News |
In November, Americans’ confidence in home-buying ignited, boosted by low mortgage rates, according to Fannie Mae’s Home Purchase Sentiment Index®, newly released. As a consumer measure, the Home Purchase Sentiment Index gauges optimism and perceptions,...
by Susanne Dwyer | Nov 12, 2019 | Latest News, National, News |
With whispers of trade conflicts and housing bubbles permeating the industry, it can be difficult to gauge the health of the real estate market and what’s in store for the future. With the help of several notable industry economists and researchers, however, the...
by Susanne Dwyer | Nov 3, 2019 | Consumer, Home Spun Wisdom, Latest News, News |
(TNS)—The Fed lowered rates by a quarter of a percentage point Wednesday, for the third time this year, in an 8-2 vote. Citing “global developments for the economic outlook as well as muted inflation pressures” in a statement released by the Federal...
by Susanne Dwyer | Nov 2, 2019 | Latest News, National, News |
On Wednesday, the Fed announced another anticipated interest rate cut, the third since July, and again by a quarter point to the 1.50 percent to 1.75 percent range. The Fed will continue to watch the economic landscape, which it says has a “strong labor...
by Suzanne De Vita | Oct 17, 2019 | Uncategorized |
Balance. Everyone felt it at the start of the year—conditions leveling, the market yin and yanging. About half of Power Brokers sensed it, too—that the current cycle’s ending, and a different dynamic’s emerging. Now, with two months left in 2019, the...