March 1, 2012 (Chris Moore) Overall economic activity continued to expand at a modest to moderate pace in all Federal Reserve Districts according to the latest edition of the Beige Book released by the Federal Reserve covering economic activity from January through early February. […]
February 29, 2012 (Chris Moore) Mortgage applications fell slightly last week with applications for home purchases increasing while refinance applications dipped according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending February 24, 2012. […]
February 29, 2012 (Chris Moore) Home prices in the United States fell even further in December pushing all three composites that make up the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices to their lowest levels since the housing crisis began in 2006. […]
February 29, 2012 (Shirley Allen) Monthly sales of new and resale homes in the Las Vegas area followed seasonal trends and declined last month but were still at their highest level for a January in five years according to the latest data released from DataQuick. […]
February 29, 2012 (Jeff Alan) The average interest rates for conventional 30-year fixed rate mortgages increased from 4.32 percent in December to 4.33 percent in January according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s (FHFA) Monthly Interest Rate Survey. […]
February 28, 2012 (Chris Moore) Low mortgage rates continued to make fixed rate loans the overwhelming choice with borrowers who refinanced their home loans in the fourth quarter of 2011 according to Freddie Mac’s Quarterly Product Transition Report. […]
February 23, 2012 (Shirley Allen) Monthly sales of existing single-family homes and condominiums in Houston fell from December to January but remained above year ago levels according to the latest data from the Houston Association of Realtors® (HAR). […]
February 28, 2012 (Chris Moore) Contract signings for home purchases increased by 2.0 percent in January as the Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI) increased from a revised 95.1 in December to 97.0 in January according to the National Association of Realtors® (NAR). […]
February 28, 2012 (Chris Moore) Confidence by U.S. consumers edged slightly higher in February as positive news about employment and economic gains contributed to an increase in the latest Surveys of Consumers by Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan for the sixth consecutive month. […]
