This week, there is little on the U.S. economic calendar, save for Friday’s Non-Farm Payrolls report. Wall Street is expecting to see 80,000 net new jobs created in November, and a rise in the national Unemployment Rate to 8.0%.
October Jobs Report Blows Away Estimates; Mortgage Rates Falling
Mortgage rates are performing surprisingly well after Friday’s release of the October 2012 Non-Farm Payrolls report.
Fed Minutes Detail QE3 Discussion; Mortgage Rates Down
The minutes from the Federal Reserve’s September Federal Open Market Committee meeting were released Thursday.
What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week : September 10, 2012
Mortgage rates rose slightly in last week’s holiday-shortened week.
What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week : September 4, 2012
Mortgage markets improved last week for the second consecutive week.
Mortgage Rate Risk Ahead Of Friday Morning’s Jobs Report
Friday morning, the Bureau of Labor Statistics will release its Non-Farm Payrolls report. If you’re actively shopping for a mortgage, today may be a prudent day to lock a mortgage.
FHFA : Home Values Up 3% Since Last Year
The Federal Home Finance Agency’s Home Price Index shows home values up 0.8% in April on a monthly, seasonally-adjusted basis.
U.S. Posts Its 20th Straight Month Of Job Growth
Since the jobs report’s release last Friday, mortgage rates are dropping.
Make A Mortgage Rate Plan Ahead Of The Jobs Report
Been shopping for a mortgage rate? You may want to lock something down. Tomorrow morning, mortgage rates are expected to change. Unfortunately, we don’t know in which direction they’ll move.
Homes Get More Affordable On March Jobs Data
Last Friday, in its Non-Farm Payrolls report for the month of March, the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced 120,000 net new jobs created, plus combined revisions in the January and February reports of +4,000 jobs.