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January 4, 2023 – Economic News

  • January 4, 2023
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MBS OVERVIEW 4:00 EST – Our benchmark FNMA MBS 6.00 January Coupon is up +30 BPS with 60 minutes left to trade. Jobs, Jobs, Jobs: The November Job Openings and Labor TurnOver Survey (JOLTS) showed 10.458M unfilled jobs vs. est. of 10.0M and October was revised higher to 10.512M. The key take-a-way here is that

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U.S. manfacturing sector contracts for second straight month in December – ISM

  • January 4, 2023
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January 3, 2023 – Economic News

  • January 3, 2023
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Three Things: These are the three areas that have the greatest ability to impact your backend pricing this week. 1) Geopolitical, 2) Jobs, Jobs, Jobs and 3) The Talking Fed 1) Jobs, Jobs, Jobs: We have Big Jobs Friday this week with Non Farm Payrolls, the Unemployment Rate and most importantly, Average Hourly Earnings. Throughout

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We’re in the second biggest home price correction of the post-WWII era—here’s the latest data

  • January 3, 2023
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Speaking to reporters in September, Fed Chair Jerome Powell made it clear that going forward the U.S. housing market would get “reset” by a “difficult correction.” “Houses were going up at an unsustainable fast level. So the deceleration in housing prices that we’re seeing should help to bring prices more closely in line with rents

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Happy New Year!

  • January 1, 2023
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  As we prepare to say hello to the new year, Michael Harris discusses how to make it big in 2023. In this episode, he talks about the different methods of reducing your financial obligations by paying them sooner than expected. He also discusses the lowering of interest and mortgage rates, which leads to values

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December 30, 2022 – Economic News

  • December 30, 2022
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Rosie the Riveter: The December Chicago PMI hit 44.9 vs. est. of 41.2. While this is still very much in contractionary territory, its a big move upward from Novembers reading of 37.2 Intra-Day Lock Status Video: ***The bond market will close EARLY today at 2 pm ET and will not reopen until Tuesday***In today’s video

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Homeowner Equity Gains

  • December 28, 2022
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Homeowners Still Have Positive Equity Gains over the Past 12 Months If you’re a homeowner, your net worth got a big boost over the past few years thanks to rapidly rising home prices. Here’s how it happened and what it means for you, even as the market moderates. Equity is the current value of your

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Tips to Save on Energy Costs This Season

  • December 26, 2022
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Energy costs typically go up in the winter because people are using more electricity. Aside from a basic maintenance check on your heating system, here are some easy ways to cut down on this expense. Keep the Heat In Weatherstrip your doors and windows, and eliminate drafts by caulking cracks and gaps. This will save

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December 23, 2022 – Economic News

  • December 23, 2022
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Inflation Nation: We have a mixed bag of inflationary data today. Headline PCE YOY was hotter than expected, 5.5% vs. est. of 5.3%, plus October was revised higher to 6.1%. MOM, PCE was much less than expected, up only 0.1% vs. est. of 0.3% however some of that miss is due to an upper revision

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Holiday Debt Begone!

  • December 23, 2022
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  2022 has been an exciting year. And before we welcome an exciting and promising 2023, we have to first address our holiday debt. In this episode, Michael Harris discusses how some numbers in the reverse mortgage market are getting a little tighter and the Fed’s role in these changes. He also talks about the

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