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March building permits were a slight beat this morning posting a 4.2% gain to 1.267 million annual units, just above expectations. Treasury yields are unchanged as investors assess the prospects of a Trump tax cut. Mortgages are doing well as spreads-to-treasuries have tightened a bit. The 10-...
04/26/2017
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The industry is changing and it can be hard to keep track of where we are. Here’s a flyover look at what’s going on in the mortgage industry right now. The bottom line is this is a great time to be a seller, particularly in CA, but it is also a great time to be a buyer. First-time homebuyers can...
04/14/2017
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This morning the government released the February Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS), a seldom reported, but Janet Yellen-favorite employment report. The JOLTS reported 5.743 million unfilled jobs, up from 5.655 million openings in January, indicating a very tight job market. More ...
04/11/2017
Here are the 25 markets with the highest returns for single-family homes Posted on Monday April 3, 2017 by Matt Brady in Mortgage + Real Estate Tips A new list from RentRane is out on the top 25 rental markets with the highest average gross yield, with a heavy focus on non-coastal markets. How...
04/03/2017
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If you remember, right after the election in November, the stock market started to climb based on assumptions of pro-business policies that the Trump campaign had promised.While Wall Street was very bullish, and the Dow climbed, the bond market suffered and mortgage interest rates went up very qu...
04/01/2017