Category: Real Estate Finance

• October 8, 2021
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U.S. employers hired less workers than expected last month as supplemental unemployment benefits expired. Nonfarm payrolls increased by 194,000 workers in September as the unemployment rate fell to 4.8%, the Labor Department reported Friday.

• September 30, 2021
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The House joined the Senate on Thursday to approve a bill to fund the government through Dec. 3 and avert a government shutdown for now. The House voted 254-175 and the bill will now head to President Biden’s desk. It’s one of several political issues being followed closely by the markets, which have fallen Thursday

• September 30, 2021
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The number of Americans filing for first-time unemployment benefits rose to 362,000 in the week ended Sept. 25, according to the Labor Department. Analysts surveyed by Refinitiv were expecting the number of first-time filings to decline to 335,000.

• September 29, 2021
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Pending home sales snapped back in August, following two months of declines, as the housing market showed signs of regaining its footing.

• September 28, 2021
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U.S. home prices rose at a record pace for the fourth straight month in July as strong demand overwhelmed low inventory.

• September 27, 2021
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Eric Rosengren of the Boston Federal Reserve will retire Sept. 30, citing health reasons. He’ll be followed into retirement by the Dallas Fed president.

• September 23, 2021
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The Labor Department said Thursday that 351,000 Americans filed for first-time unemployment benefits in the week ended Sept. 18. Analysts were expecting 320,00 new filings.

• September 21, 2021
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Housing starts rose 3.9% last month to a seasonally adjusted annualized rate of 1.615 million, the Commerce Department said Tuesday. Analysts were expecting 1.555 million starts.

• September 16, 2021
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Retail sales, a measure of spending at restaurants, stores and online, last month rose 0.7%, according to the Commerce Department. Analysts expected a 0.8% decline.

• September 14, 2021
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The Labor Department said Tuesday that the consumer price index rose 5.3% year over year last month, matching economists’ expectations. Prices increased 0.3% month over month, slower than the 0.4% gain that was anticipated.