«Mortgage rates
remained near record lows following the employment report for October.
But despite this positive economic news, mortgage rates have
remained near record lows.
There are certainly areas of desperation, including unemployment among minority youth and individuals with disabilities, but at the current unemployment rate of 4.6 %, my impression is that the «jobs crisis» in this country is actually better described as an income crisis, because wages and salaries as a share of total income
remain near record lows.
Interest rates also
remain near record lows, and fixed - income investors have rediscovered an appetite for risk.
In February, mortgage rates
remain near record lows.
Freddie Mac recently released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey ® (PMMS ®), showing fixed mortgage rates easing slightly and
remaining near record lows to keep homebuyer affordability high and attractive to those looking to refinance.
Not exact matches
Despite the recent softness in data — the Citi economic surprise index for the eurozone is now at its
lowest since June 2012 — markets
remain stubbornly bullish on the euro with overall bets still
near record highs as longer - term expectations
remain optimistic.
Fuel prices
remain relatively
low, the jobs report continues to show that we are
near full employment, and small business lending has rebounded from the depths of the credit crunch to
record levels by some measures.
Yet the VIX
remains comfortably below its long - term average of around 20, after a stretch of
near -
record lows.
It
remains to be seen if oil prices will
remain low for a long period of time, but the Federal Reserve's actions, which have kept lending rates
near record lows since 2009, have allowed airlines like Alaska access to capital at a reasonably cheap cost.
Home construction per household a decade after the bust
remains near the
lowest level in 60 years of
record - keeping, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City.
Minneapolis, MN: Freddie Mac (OTC: FMCC) today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey ® (PMMS ®), showing average fixed mortgage rates edging slightly higher while
remaining near their all - time
record lows coming off the employment report for September.
Home Equity Rates
remain affordable with fixed rates
near record lows.
As the U.S. economy enters the second quarter of 2018, the positive economic momentum continues, U.S. business confidence
remains high, along with consumer confidence, jobless claims are
near a generational
low and the ISM Manufacturing Index is at
record levels as well.
After mid-October, ice growth returned to
near - average rates, but extent
remained at
record low levels through late October.
However, the pace of decline returned to
near - average rates by July, and the end - of - summer minimum sea ice extent,
recorded on September 10, eventually tied for second
lowest with 2007 (2012
remains the
lowest in the satellite time series by more than 600,000 square kilometers or 232,000 square miles).
The Statement also highlighted that long - term indicators of climate change such as increasing carbon dioxide concentrations, sea level rise and ocean acidification continue «unabated», with Arctic sea ice coverage
remaining below average and the previously stable Antarctic sea ice extent at or
near a
record low.
This past year has given real estate agents much to be grateful for: According to NAR, existing home sales continued to improve in 2012 and in August 2012, the national median price rose year - over-year for the sixth straight month; Freddie Mac reports 30 - year fixed mortgage rates
remain near all time
record lows; and homebuyers have more access to home listings thanks to the mobile app home search evolution.
Housing affordability conditions are forecast to
remain favorable through next year, with the 30 - year fixed - rate mortgage staying
near record lows for the balance of this year but gradually rising to 4 percent in the second half of 2013.
Freddie Mac recently released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey ® (PMMS ®), showing average fixed mortgage rates edging slightly higher while
remaining near their all - time
record lows coming off the employment report for September.
Average fixed mortgage rates dipped slightly last week,
remaining near their all - time
record lows, according to the recently released Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey ® (PMMS ®).