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A Mortgage Rate Strategy For July's Jobs Report

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Mortgage and Lending with Chris Brown | Certified Mortgage Planners NMLS 303797

 

Net new jobs, 3-month rolling average 2000-2011

At 8:30 AM ET Friday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics will release the July 2011 Non-Farm Payrolls report. Mark it in your calendar. If you've been watching mortgage rates fall to new all-time lows this week and fear a mortgage rate reversal, Friday could be the day.

The monthly Non-Farm Payrolls data can swing a big stick in mortgage markets.

More commonly called "the jobs report", Non-Farm Payrolls details the U.S. workforce, providing sector-by-sector analysis of workforce, as well as the national Unemployment Rate. 

The jobs report affects mortgage rates because of ....

 

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A Mortgage Rate Strategy For July's Jobs Report

Comments(1)

Chuck Carstensen
RE/MAX Results - Elk River, MN
Minnesota/Wisconsin Real Estate Expert

Thanks for the heads up.  I assume they will go up soon.  Probably not so much right away though perhaps.

Aug 10, 2011 01:16 AM