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Aug 12, 2020
2 min

Strong Jobs and Inflation

Overview: Over the past week, stronger than expected labor market and inflation data was negative for mortgage markets, and rates rose a ...

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Aug 5, 2020
2 min

Services Sector Improves, Inflation Falls

Overview: Over the past week, the economic data continued to reflect a stronger than expected recovery following the partial shutdown due...

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Aug 3, 2020
3 min

Is Your Business Getting Found on Voice Search?

Voice search isn’t a thing of the future. It’s here now. Every day, people are using voice commands to shop, communicate, and find inform...

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Jul 29, 2020
2 min

Housing Looking Healthy; Rates Hit New Lows

Overview: Over the past week, neither the Federal Reserve meeting nor the economic data caused much reaction in financial markets. Mortga...

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Jul 22, 2020
2 min

Retail Sales and Housing Activity Surge

Overview: Over the past week, investors continued to keep a close eye on the concerning spread of the coronavirus in many areas. The majo...

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Jul 16, 2020
1 min

Americans trading city life for wide open spaces

StartFragment EndFragment Out of the concrete jungle and into the 'burbs. Sources: [1] Redfin.com Search Data, April-May 2020. [2] Realto...

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Jul 15, 2020
2 min

Low Inflation Helps Keep Rates at Record Lows

Overview: During a light week for economic data, investors remained focused on the concerning spread of the coronavirus in many regions. ...

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Jul 8, 2020
2 min

Jobs Make Shocking Rebound

Overview: Over the past week, the big surprise on the economic front was that the latest Employment Report far surpassed expectations for...

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Jul 1, 2020
2 min

Manufacturing Rebounds, Inflation Dips

Overview: The economic data released over the past week again indicated that the recovery from the economic shutdown has been stronger th...

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Jun 26, 2020
3 min

How to Connect With Clients In the Era of Social Distancing

The pandemic has forced all of us to accelerate our adoption of digital solutions, whether we were ready or not. Social distancing guidel...

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Jun 24, 2020
2 min

Housing Recovery Continues

Overview: Little significant economic data came out over the past week, and investors mostly focused on the rising number of coronavirus ...

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Jun 17, 2020
2 min

Retail Sales Rebound

Overview: Despite strong economic data suggesting that the economy is recovering much more quickly than expected, mortgage markets were r...

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Jun 17, 2020
1 min

Is a Wave of Buyers Headed for the Housing Market?

StartFragment EndFragment Signs the tide is turning. Homebuyer demand is now higher than before the pandemic[1] Up 25% week ending June 7...

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Jun 10, 2020
2 min

Enormous Labor Market Surprise

Overview: There was no shortage of major economic news over the past week, including an absolute stunner of an Employment Report and a Fe...

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Jun 3, 2020
2 min

Economic Activity Picks Up

Overview: The data released over the past week revealed an unprecedented decline in economic activity resulting from the pandemic, but al...

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