Market Trends
Record-low rates are fueling originations during the downturn
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic continues to negatively impact both the health and the finances of households and businesses across America. The efforts to contain the
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic continues to negatively impact both the health and the finances of households and businesses across America. The efforts to contain the
It seems like just yesterday that the U.S. economy was enjoying record-low unemployment, rising wage growth and upbeat consumers comfortable with their spending habits. With
Editor’s note: This article was first published April 1, 2020, from data that was available earlier in the year. Information contained in the article relates
What a difference a year can make. When economists and mortgage industry experts prepared their 2019 forecasts, the consensus was that mortgage rates would hover
There was a popular episode of the hit TV sitcom “Seinfeld” in which the character George Costanza declares that it’s the “Summer of George.” If
After a shaky start to this year, which included a prolonged government shutdown and stock-market volatility, the U.S. economy has discovered its sea legs and
The U.S economy and labor market continue to show strength heading into 2019, which bodes well for the housing market. Unemployment is at its lowest
A plethora of headwinds were thrown at the U.S. economy at the beginning of 2019, from stock-market volatility and a slowing global economy to the