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What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – April 25, 2016

April 25, 2016 by Patrick Jones

Last week's economic releases included Existing Home Sales, Commerce Department Releases on Housing Starts and Building Permits and the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index. Mortgage rates and new jobless claims were released according to their weekly schedule.

Filed Under: Mortgage Rates Tagged With: Freddie Mac, Housing Market Index, Mortgage Rates, National Association of REALTORS

Home Builders Remain Confident in January

January 20, 2016 by Patrick Jones

Home builders maintained December's confidence level according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Housing Market Index for January. The latest reading of 60 mirrored December's reading, but was two points lower than expected. Readings of more than 50 indicate that more builders were confident about housing conditions than those who were not.

Filed Under: Market Outlook Tagged With: Housing Market Index, National Association of Home Builders, National Unemployment Rate

What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – November 16, 2015

November 16, 2015 by Patrick Jones

Last week's scheduled economic news was sparse due to no scheduled releases on Monday and the Veterans Day Holiday on Wednesday. A report on job openings was released on Thursday along with regularly scheduled weekly reports on jobless claims and Freddie Mac’s report on mortgage rates.

Filed Under: Market Outlook Tagged With: Federal Open Market Committee, Freddie Mac, Housing Market Index, Market Outlook, National Association of Home Builders

NAHB: Home Builder Confidence Holds Steady

July 17, 2015 by Patrick Jones

Home builder confidence remained steady at the highest reading in almost ten years according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Wells Fargo Housing Market Index for July.

Filed Under: Market Outlook Tagged With: Housing Market Index, NAHB, National Association of Home Builders

What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – April 20, 2015

April 20, 2015 by Patrick Jones

Last week's economic reports included the NAHB Wells Fargo Housing Market Index, Housing Starts, and Freddie Mac's weekly survey of mortgage rates. Other news included the weekly jobless claims report and consumer sentiment for April.

Filed Under: Market Outlook Tagged With: Freddie Mac, Housing Market Index, Market Outlook

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