by Susanne Dwyer | Jun 4, 2018 | Latest News, Lead Story, National, News |
The economy in May remained on a soaring streak, with a lift in jobs and the lowest unemployment in years. The expansion is a help for the housing market, but is it enough to relieve supply woes? According to Lawrence Yun, chief economist of the National Association...
by Susanne Dwyer | May 6, 2018 | House Canary, Latest News, National, News |
April brought the economy 164,000 jobs, and 3.9 percent unemployment—below 4 percent, and the lowest rate in roughly 20 years. Though the additional jobs were less than predicted, the figure is promising, analysts say. “The U.S. labor market continues to...
by Susanne Dwyer | Mar 11, 2018 | Latest News, National, News |
Fed Has Green Light February brought the economy an impressive 313,000 jobs and 4.1 percent unemployment, with average hourly wages up four cents to $26.75. Construction jobs, notably, rose by 61,000. “[These] employment numbers strengthen the view that the U.S....
by Beth McGuire | Aug 7, 2017 | Latest News, Lead Story, National, News |
The U.S. economy added 209,000 jobs in July, the Labor Department recently reported, flouting expectations and signaling riper conditions for the housing market. The unemployment rate retreated to 4.3 percent, a low, and hourly wages on average went up 0.3 percent to...
by Susanne Dwyer | Feb 9, 2017 | Buying/Selling, Latest News, National, News |
The average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage barely budged this week, inching down two points to 4.19 percent, according to Freddie Mac’s Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®). The 15-year fixed-rate mortgage followed suit to 3.39 percent. The 5-year...