June 3, 2019
June 3, 2019
In March, home prices retreated 0.9%, sliding 0.04% year over year, according to First American’s Real House Price Index. According to First American’s data, unadjusted house […]
May 31, 2019
May 31, 2019
American optimism about the economy continued to recover in May, following a dip earlier this year, according to a monthly barometer of consumers’ mood. The Conference Board […]
May 30, 2019
A majority of Americans (65%) think it is still a good idea to invest in a home, according to the latest survey of consumer expectations of […]
May 7, 2019
May 7, 2019
The credit card loans that banks bundle into bonds and sell to investors are outperforming the loans that lenders have held onto, according to a recent […]
May 2, 2019
May 2, 2019
Most insurers believe that the U.S. will enter an economic recession sometime within the next two years, according to the latest annual Goldman Sachs Asset Management […]
May 1, 2019
May 1, 2019
Home vacancy data released by the Census Bureau, shows that we’re back to the 90s. The rate of vacant homes dropped to 1.4%, the lowest level […]
April 30, 2019
April 30, 2019
Red flags are flying in the credit-card industry after a key gauge of bad debt jumped to the highest level in almost seven years. The charge-off […]
April 17, 2019
Consumer credit delinquencies were mixed in the fourth quarter, with delinquencies falling in six of the 11 categories tracked by ABA. However, the American Bankers Association’s […]
April 16, 2019
April 16, 2019
Commercial and multifamily lenders had another banner year in 2018, when closed-loan originations rose 8% to a high of $574 billion. “Borrowing and lending backed by […]