FHFA Press Release- Washington, DC – U.S. house prices rose 0.8 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis from March to April, according to the Federal Housing…
Apparently the MBAss (Mortgage Bankers Association) didn’t like the fact that someone in the financial blogo-wackosphere actually had the temerity to make use of real,…
ECRI WLI Falls Sharply
By: The Fundamental Analyst | Aug 29, 2011 |
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The ECRI’s Weekly Leading Index (WLI) has fallen like a stone over the last couple of weeks. The latest index level of 122.8 is not far above the low of 120.3 …
May 13, 2011
The University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index preliminary report for May came in at 72.4, an improvement over the April final of 69.8. The Briefing.com consensus expectation had been for 69.5 and Briefing.com’s own forecast was fo…
April 29, 2011
The University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index final report for April came in at 69.8, little changed from the April preliminary 69.6. The Briefing.com consensus expectation had been for 69.6 and Briefing.com’s own forecast was f…
Two key economic reports out today require closer scrutiny. Their positive readings may not be all that they appear to be on the surface. Both…
So there was this big jump in mortgage purchase applications today. I thought to myself, “Hmmmm, I wonder how many will make it to closing.…
