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For the Week Ending July 6, 2018 |
The Markets: The threat of tariffs continues to weigh on the markets. Overall the indices for the week are down, however on Thursday the market rose despite that some tariffs may go into effect on Friday. The fear of price increases,
Construction Spending: Construction spending data continues to be volatile, and that is likely not to change anytime soon. The good news is that the spending trend is up, which is a positive sign for the economy. Construction spending
Mortgage Application Index: The Mortgage Bankers Association of America reported that overall loan application volume decreased 0.5 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis from the prior week. Refinance applications decreased 2 percent, while Applications for refinances represent 37.2 percent of total applications. This is a slight decrease from the prior week’s 37.6 percent. Adjustable-rate mortgages (ARM’s) represent 6.7 percent of total applications.
Manufacturing: Manufacturing continues to improve with the latest increase of 0.8 percentage points to 62.3%. New orders and employment for the sector were also quite strong in June, even thought it was slightly less than in May.
Next week’s potential market moving reports are: • Monday July 9th – Consumer Credit
As your mortgage and real estate professional, I am happy to assist you with any information you may need regarding mortgage or real estate trends. I welcome the opportunity to serve you in any way I possibly can.
Please enjoy this quick update on what happened this week in the housing and financial markets.
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Manufacturing activity surged in June, as companies accelerated production in advance of expected tariffs. |
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Stocks continue to suffer as concerns remain about the effect of tariffs on trading. Apprehension about a trade war isn’t helping mortgage rates much either. |
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The labor market appears to be near full strength, even as weekly jobless claims were up last week. The jobless rate is at an 18-year low of 3.8%. |
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Overall construction spending was up 4.5% year-over-year in June and 0.4% over May. For residential construction, spending was up 0.8%. |
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Single-family home construction spending was up 8.2% in June over the previous year. Multi-family housing spending was also up 4.2% year-over-year. |
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Millennials really do want to be homeowners. In a recent survey, 36% of the 500 respondents reported taking a second job to save for a down payment. |
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I used to be a mortgage banker, but then I lost interest. |
Rate movements and volatility are based on published, aggregate national averages and measured from the previous to the most recent midweek daily reporting period. These |
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