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Strong Retail Sales
Overview: Over the past week, investors remained focused on elevated levels of inflation and the resulting monetary policy tightening...
Apr 20, 20222 min read


Inflation Climbs
Overview: Over the past week, investors remained focused on elevated levels of inflation. The most recent readings revealed additional...
Apr 13, 20222 min read


Fed Reveals Plans to Reduce Balance Sheet
Overview: Although Federal Reserve officials have become increasingly hawkish (in favor of tighter monetary policy) in recent weeks,...
Apr 6, 20222 min read


Homebuyers Feel The Burn As They Race Against Rising Rates
Mortgage rates have reached their highest levels in three years [1], and homebuyers are sprinting to keep pace before getting priced out...
Apr 5, 20221 min read


Need a productivity boost? These strategies can help
We’re in the throes of another hot homebuying season, and let’s face it: We’re all busy.
Last year’s spring buying season was like taking a tumble down the rabbit hole, and while this year might not quite resemble a bizarre trip to Wonderland, we’re still in for another wild ride.
Apr 1, 20222 min read


Tight Labor Market
Overview: While mortgage markets remained very volatile over the past week, there was little news to significantly change the outlook for...
Mar 30, 20222 min read


Don’t Let Overworking Hurt Your Bottom Line
The Business Case for Taking Time Off Are you feeling overworked these days? You’re not alone. Shortly after the pandemic began, the U.S....
Mar 23, 20224 min read


Manage Your Time and Crush Your Goals With These 6 Productivity Tips
PICTURE THIS: Your sales pipeline is full of hot prospects, referrals are pouring in, and you’re on target to meet or exceed your goals...
Mar 23, 20223 min read


How Thinking Like an Athlete Can Help You Improve Work Performance
Overloaded schedules, competing priorities, and a never-ending list of tasks and deadlines: If you asked most professionals today, they’d likely admit to facing these struggles daily. While we’d all like to take a few responsibilities off our plates, that sometimes may not be an option. So, do you have no other choice but to plow through your work with brute force and exhaust yourself in the process? Not necessarily. When it comes to work performance, it’s not about how much
Mar 23, 20223 min read


Fed Signals a More Hawkish Stance
Overview: Over the past week, investor expectations increased yet again for the pace of tightening by the Federal Reserve, which was...
Mar 23, 20222 min read


Fed Tightens Monetary Policy With First Rate Hike in Four Years
Overview: Over the past week, shifting expectations for a resolution to the Ukraine conflict continued to cause daily volatility in...
Mar 16, 20222 min read


Strong Labor Market Continues
Overview: Over the past week, investors continued to react to shifting expectations for a resolution to the conflict in Ukraine. Daily...
Mar 9, 20222 min read


Empowering Women Homebuyers
Celebrate Women’s History Month with a look at women and homeownership, from the progress they’ve made in recent decades to the...
Mar 9, 20221 min read


Investors React to Ukraine
Overview: The dominant influence on mortgage markets over the past week was the conflict in Ukraine, which caused investors to shift to...
Mar 2, 20222 min read


Existing-Home Sales Rise 7% in January
Over the past week, headlines about Ukraine and shifting expectations for future Federal Reserve policy caused some daily volatility for...
Feb 23, 20222 min read
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