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How Buying or Selling a Home Benefits the Economy and Your Community

June 8, 2022 Mariel Alumit Comments Off

If you’re thinking of buying or selling a home, chances are you’re focusing on the many extraordinary ways it’ll change your life. But do you know it has a large impact on your community too? To measure that impact, […]

Fannie Mae: There’s An Increasing Risk Of A Recession Sooner, Not Later

May 23, 2022 Mariel Alumit Comments Off

Home sales and mortgage originations are predicted to drop. While U.S. gross domestic product was weaker than expected, contracting by 1.4% on an annualized basis, persistent inflation, rising interest rates and weakening global growth led […]

Rocket lost money last year, so why are its shares up?

February 25, 2024 Comments Off

Rocket Companies, the parent of Rocket Mortgage, lost money in 2023, but executives have expressed confidence about a big turnaround by touting investment in artificial intelligence (AI) to accelerate the company’s profitability. Despite reporting […]

Industry experts are closely watching delinquency rates, insurance costs

February 25, 2024 Comments Off

Mortgage servicers, regulators and economists are closely watching the delinquency rates for Federal Housing Administration (FHA) loans following a spike in the fourth quarter of 2023. Industry experts say that although there’s a correlation […]

Jobs data sends mortgage rates higher

February 3, 2024 Comments Off

Today we got a jobs Friday hat trick! Better headline jobs were reported, with positive revisions and more robust wage growth, which caught bond traders off guard and sent bond yields and mortgage rates […]