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Friday, February 12, 2016
Mortgage News Daily: "Lenders quoting 30yr fixed rates of 3.65%"
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Mortgage rates increased today, but are still very low. From Matthew Graham at Mortgage News Daily: Mortgage Rates Jump Higher From Long-T...
Hotel Occupancy: 2016 Tracking Record Year
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Interesting tidbit: Even though January is one of the weakest periods of the year, average weekly hotel occupancy in 2016 is already above t...
NY Fed: Household Debt Increased "Modestly" in Q4 2015, Delinquency Rates Declined
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The Q4 report was released today: Household Debt and Credit Report . From the NY Fed: Household Debt Grows Modestly Household debt inc...
Preliminary February Consumer Sentiment decreases to 90.7
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The preliminary University of Michigan consumer sentiment index for February was at 90.7, down from 92.0 in January: "Consumer confi...
Retail Sales increased 0.2% in January
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On a monthly basis, retail sales were up 0.2% from December to January (seasonally adjusted), and sales were up 3.4% from January 2015. Fr...
Thursday, February 11, 2016
Sacramento Housing in January: Sales up 3.9%, Inventory down 25% YoY
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Friday: • At 8:30 AM ET, Retail sales for January will be released. The consensus is for retail sales to increase 0.2% in January. • At...
An update on oil prices
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From the WSJ: U.S. Crude Settles at 13-Year Low on Oversupply Fears Oil prices settled at their lowest levels since 2003 as growing stockp...
AIA Forecast: 8% increase in Nonresidential Construction in 2016
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Note: This does not include spending for oil and gas (that sector will be down in 2016). From the AIA: Nonresidential Construction Market ...
Weekly Initial Unemployment Claims decrease to 269,000
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The DOL reported : In the week ending February 6, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 269,000, a decrease of 16,...
Wednesday, February 10, 2016
Thursday: Unemployment Claims, Fed Chair Janet Yellen
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From Matthew Graham at Mortgage News Daily: Mortgage Rates Inch Further Into 1-Year Lows Mortgage rates barely budged today, but did mana...
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