Tag Archives: interest rates

How Low Can Interest Rates Go?

Posted on August 14, 2019 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly Calculatedriskblog Why are interest rates so low—not just in the US? It’s been below 0 percent in the northern EU countries and Japan for years because there is little worldwide inflation, which means there’s not sufficient demand … Continue reading →

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Why Are Home Sales Declining?

Posted on July 24, 2019 by Popular Economics Weekly

The Mortgage Corner Weekly FRED WASHINGTON (July 23, 2019) – Existing-home sales weakened in June, as total sales saw a small decline after a previous month of gains, said the National Association of Realtors®. While two of the four major … Continue reading →

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It’s Up To the Consumers!

Posted on July 22, 2019 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly Consumers are feeling good enough to keep the US economy from sinking into recession at the moment. The consumer sentiment survey edged up to 98.4 this month from 98.2 in June, according to a preliminary reading from … Continue reading →

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Who Can Still Afford to Buy a Home?

Posted on June 24, 2019 by Popular Economics Weekly

The Mortgage Corner MarketWatch That question of who can still afford to buy a home is up in the air, as we say, since home sales have been trending lower of late and there is still a housing shortage. MarketWatch’s … Continue reading →

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How Strong is This Year’s Housing Market?

Posted on May 22, 2019 by Popular Economics Weekly

The Mortgage Corner Econoday.com The NAR reported that Existing-home sales saw a minor decline in April, continuing March’s drop in sales, according to the National Association of Realtors®. Two of the four major U.S. regions saw a slight dip in … Continue reading →

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First-Time Homebuyers Are Back

Posted on April 18, 2019 by Popular Economics Weekly

The Mortgage Corner MarketWatch’s Andrea Riquier says first-time homebuyers aren’t doing so bad, if we look at more than the NARealtor’s existing-home sales data. First-timers’ sales data is important because they usually choose so-called “entry-level” homes that are affordable to … Continue reading →

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This Is Not a Recession!

Posted on March 27, 2019 by Popular Economics Weekly

Financial FAQs fred stlouisfed.org. There is no ‘looming’ recession about to happen, in spite of the warnings from pundits; none of whom are reputable economists to date. For instance, Trump’s new pick for the Federal Reserve Board is not a … Continue reading →

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Near-Record Home Sales Combine with Record Low Interest Rates

Posted on March 25, 2019 by Popular Economics Weekly

The Mortgage Corner Graph: Econoday Existing-home sales rebounded strongly in February, experiencing the largest month-over-month gain since December 2015, according to the National Association of Realtors. Three of the four major U.S. regions saw sales gains, while the Northeast remained … Continue reading →

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Why Do We Depend on the Fed??

Posted on March 20, 2019 by Popular Economics Weekly

Financial FAQs The March FOMC meeting ended today, the Fed left rates unchanged, and financial markets are spinning their wheels attempting to guess what happens next—e.g., how many rates hikes this year? The Fed’s decision to pause their rate hikes … Continue reading →

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Homeownership Expands Again

Posted on March 11, 2019 by Popular Economics Weekly

The Mortgage Corner Washington Post “New data indicate that in 2016, in defiance of myriad prognostications, the decade-long decline in the homeownership rate abruptly reversed. Once-rapid growth in renter households stalled, and the long-stagnant number of owner-led households began rising,” … Continue reading →

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