Posts Tagged ‘ Lacey Washington Mortgage Lender ’

For the second consecutive month, U.S. consumer confidence is plunging. July's official reading is its lowest since July of last year and the figures run in stark contrast to just two months ago, when the index touched a multi-year high.
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June's New Home Sales data is a major improvement over May, but gains are relative. It's possible that the true "new home market" may be softer than the statistics suggest.
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      Slow Growth, Low Rates Weaker than expected economic data and continued low inflation helped mortgage rates move a little lower from last week. In recent weeks, investors have modified their consensus outlook to reflect weaker economic growth during the second half of the year. The manufacturing and retail sales data released during the week reinforced...
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At 7,333 words, the June Fed Minutes is the unabridged version of the more well-known, post-meeting press release. The corresponding press release was just 360 words. It turns out, the Fed's words are doing wonders for mortgage rates.
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Morning television can be "light", but as far as personal finance interviews go, this Suze Orman segment from The Today Show is loaded with practical financial planning advice.
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At first glance, the June jobs report looks weak but a deeper look shows something different.
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Last week -- again -- mortgage rates improved and Freddie Mac is now reporting new all-time lows on three popular, conforming loan products. Here's what's in store for *this* week.
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Mortgage rates move in response to hundreds of factors. Among the biggest influences on mortgage rates? Inflation.
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Conforming and FHA mortgage rates fell last week, extending a rate rally that dates to early-April. Mortgage rates have fallen to several, new, all-time lows during this period and last week was no different.
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Today, in its first meeting in 5 weeks, the Federal Open Market Committee voted 9-to-1 to leave the Fed Funds Rate unchanged. The Fed Fund Rate remains within its target range of 0.000-0.250 percent.
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