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What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – March 9, 2015

Last week’s economic news was scant on housing related reports, but several employment reports were released along with the national unemployment rate, which dipped to 5.50 percent. This was a full point below the Federal Reserve’s original target rate of 6.50 percent. Construction spending was incrementally lower than expected and mortgage rates also fell. Continue reading

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FOMC Minutes: Economy Growing, Housing Lags

Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting held October 28 and 29 were released Wednesday. The report suggests that the U.S. economy continues to improve, although the annual inflation rate remains near 1.50 percent and short of the committee’s goal of 2.00 percent. Continue reading

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Home Prices Have Bottomed Out!

Well, according to Zillow, home prices have officially bottomed out and we have turned the corner for the housing market. The housing market has seen home prices rise for 4 consecutive months.  Stan Humphries, chief economist at Seattle-based Zillow, noted … Continue reading

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