Mortgage rates eased Friday as investors took stock of new data showing employers added 151,000 workers to their payrolls in February and the unemployment rate ticked up to 4.1%
Employers added 227,000 workers to their payrolls in November, but with 7.1 million Americans out of work, the unemployment rate is back up to 4.2%, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports
In this exclusive video series on Inman, Windermere’s Principal Economist Jeff Tucker explains the latest stats, reports and numbers you should know. This week: The latest employment numbers
The big drop in mortgage rates did more to spur refinancing than homebuying, according to a weekly survey of lenders by the Mortgage Bankers Association, and now rates are rising again
Data provider Attom tracks the 50 US communities most at risk of further housing decline. Half of them are located in 1 of 3 places
After breaching 8% in mid-October, 30-year fixed mortgage rates have plummeted to levels not seen since September as more investors expect Fed policymakers to lower rates in the spring
According to Clever Real Estate's latest study, homeowners and homebuyers are altering their buying and selling plans to prep for a possible recession
The total number of mortgage loans in forbearance increased from 7.54% of servicers' portfolio volume. Ginnie Mae held the largest share of loans in forbearance
But hourly wage growth has yet to catch up with the pace of rising home prices
Texas dominated the list with 4 of its largest markets making the cut
Bureau of Labor Statistics finds unemployment rate at 5.1 percent
Construction boom contributing to job growth
'Indignant ones' mobilize through social media
Economists: New wave of foreclosures to dampen home values