Friday: Jobs, Jobs, Jobs
First, LPS released their Mortgage Monitor report for April today. According to LPS, 6.21% of mortgages were... in April, down from 6.59% in March LPS reports...
Author : Calculated Risk
Tuesday: Trade Deficit
Large investment firms have spent billions of dollars over the last year buying homes in some of the nation’s most depressed markets. The influx has......
Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac: Mortgage Serious Delinquency Rates Declined in April, Lowest Since Early 2009
Fannie Mae reported that the Single-Family Serious Delinquency rate declined in April to 2.93% from 3.02% in March. The serious delinquency rate is down from...
U.S. Light Vehicle Sales increased to 15.3 million annual rate in May
Based on an estimate from AutoData Corp, light vehicle sales were at a 15.31 million SAAR in May. That is up 10% from May 2012, and...
Monday: ISM Manufacturing Index, Auto Sales, Construction Spending
Note: Several sites list May auto sales on Tuesday -...hat appears incorrect. GM, Ford and others have already announced...hey will release results on Monday. For some amusement,...
Brent, Cushing and $3.50 per gallon Gasoline
Oil prices have been declining. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil (quoted in terms of delivery in Cushing, Oklahoma) has fallen to $91.97 per barrel...
Friday Rock Blogging
With a huge hat tip to Tanta, here is a video she posted years ago. Hmmm ... "Top ramen tastes a lot better when you...
Freddie Mac: “Fixed Mortgage Rates Highest in a Year”
From Freddie Mac today: Fixed Mortgage Rates Highest in a Year Freddie Mac today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®), showing...
Case-Shiller: Comp 20 House Prices increased 10.9% year-over-year in March
Case-Shiller: Comp 20 House Prices increased 10.9% year-over-year in March by Bill McBride on 5/28/2013 09:00:00 AM S&P/Case-Shiller released the monthly Home Price Indices for March...
Tuesday: Case-Shiller House Prices
Lower prices for commodities from cotton to copper are helping U.S. businesses by reducing their raw-material costs and buoying consumers by keeping a lid on...