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01 May 2023

What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – May 1, 2023

Financial ReportsFinancial Report, Interest Rates, Jobless Claims

Last week’s economic reporting included readings on home prices, sales of new homes, and pending home sales. Monthly and year-over-year readings for inflation were published along with weekly reports on mortgage rates and jobless claims. February S&P Case-Shiller Housing Market Indices show slower home price growth National home prices continued to rise in February, but at a slower pace according to S&P Case-Shiller home price indices. Month-to-month home prices rose by 0.40 percent in February and matched analysts’ expectations, but were lower than January’s reading of 2.50 percent home price growth. S&P Case-Shiller’s 20-city home price index, which is frequently…

What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – April 17, 2022

Financial ReportsCase Shiller, Financial Report, Jobless Claims

Last week’s economic reporting included readings on inflation, retail sales, and consumer sentiment. Weekly readings on mortgage rates and jobless claims were also released. March Inflation Slows as Retail Sales Fall Inflation slowed to a month-to-month pace of 0.10 percent in March as compared to February’s reading of 0.40 percent growth. Year-over-year inflation rose by 5.00 percent and fell short of analysts’ expected reading of 5.10 percent year-over-year inflation and February’s year-over-year inflation rate of 6.00 percent. Core inflation, which excludes volatile readings for food and fuel, rose by 0.40 percent in March and matched analysts’ expectations. The year-over-year reading…

What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – April 10, 2023

Financial ReportsCase Schiller, Financial Reports, Jobless Claims

Last week's economic reporting included readings on construction spending and labor sector readings on employment and the national unemployment rate for March. Weekly readings on mortgage rates and jobless claims were also released. Commerce Department: February Construction Spending Falls The U.S. Commerce Department reported less construction spending in February than in January as construction spending fell by 0.10 percent to a year-over-year reading of $1.844 trillion for all types of construction. Year-over-year construction spending increased by 5.20 percent. While total construction spending fell in February, residential construction spending increased. Spending on single-family home construction slowed due to builders’ concerns over…