Mortgage rates climb again
Thirty-year rises to 4.60 percent
DATE: Sep 14, 2018 | CATEGORY: Business
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Mortgage rate inches up to 4.52 percent
WASHINGTON – Long-term U.S. mortgage rates ticked up this week as borrowing costs are meaningfully higher than a year ago.
Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday that the aver...
DATE: Aug 30, 2018 | CATEGORY: Business
30-year mortgage rates fall to 4.52 percent
WASHINGTON – Long-term U.S. mortgage rates fell this week, offering a slight degree of relief to would-be homebuyers.
Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday that the average rat...
DATE: Jul 6, 2018 | CATEGORY: Business
Mortgage rates climb to 4-year high
WASHINGTON – Long-term U.S. mortgage rates climbed this week to their highest average in more than four years, ratcheting up affordability pressures at the start of the traditional spring ...
DATE: Mar 9, 2018 | CATEGORY: Business
30-year mortgage rates rise to 3.94%
Rates still near relative lows
DATE: Oct 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: Business
White House: $4,000 more for families with business tax cuts
Study from administration is met with skepticism by experts, Dems
DATE: Oct 16, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Irma’s damage a reminder of Florida economy’s vulnerability
WASHINGTON – Florida’s economy has long thrived on one import above all: People.
Until Irma struck this month, the state was adding nearly 1,000 residents a day – 333,471 in the p...
DATE: Sep 18, 2017 | CATEGORY: Business
U.S. job growth slowed in August
WASHINGTON – The U.S. job market hit a lull in August, with employers adding a solid but less-than-robust 156,000 jobs and holding back on meaningful pay raises for most workers.
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DATE: Sep 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
U.S. employers add modest 138K jobs; rate dips to 4.3%
WASHINGTON– U.S. employers pulled back on hiring in May by adding only 138,000 jobs, though the gains were enough to help nudge the unemployment rate down to a 16 year-low.
The La...
DATE: Jun 2, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
U.S. home sales slowed in February
WASHINGTON – Americans retreated from buying existing homes in February, a pullback after sales in January had surged to the fastest pace in a decade. But over the past 12 months, sales are ...
DATE: Mar 22, 2017 | CATEGORY: Business
U.S. housing starts rose in February
WASHINGTON – U.S. builders broke ground on new homes at a faster pace in February, a sign that developers expect solid sales growth this year despite higher mortgage rates.
Housin...
DATE: Mar 16, 2017 | CATEGORY: Business
Pending home sales rose in December
WASHINGTON – More Americans signed contracts to buy homes in December. The increase possibly reflects more people scrambling to purchase homes as mortgage rates have been rising and increasi...
DATE: Jan 30, 2017 | CATEGORY: Business
