by Beth McGuire | Jun 27, 2024 | Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
The averaged 30-year-fixed-mortgage rate stepped down for the fourth-straight week, dipping to 6.68% from 6.87% last week and marking its lowest point in the last three months, according to the latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®) from Freddie Mac released...
by | Jun 26, 2024 | Economy, Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
Mortgage applications rose for the third straight week as mortgage rates continue to drop, increasing 0.8% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Applications Survey for the week ending June 21, 2024. This week’s...
by | Jun 25, 2024 | Consumer, Economy, Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
As consumers continue to see little relief from inflation—with the Consumer Price Index registering no change in May and the Fed again holding the line with no rate changes—confidence reversed course and fell slightly in June. Consumer confidence decreased from 101.3...
by | Jun 25, 2024 | Economy, Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
The Joint Center for Housing Studies (JCHS) of Harvard University recently released its annual “State of the Nation’s Housing,” and it paints a bleak picture of a real estate market plagued by inventory and affordability challenges. During the recent webinar...
by | Jun 21, 2024 | Agents, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, National |
The Conference Board Leading Economic Index (LEI) for the U.S., which provides an early indication of significant turning points in the business cycle and where the economy is heading in the near term, decreased by 0.5% in May to 101.2, following a 0.6% decline in...