Home prices rose slightly in December according to S&P Case-Shiller Home Price Indices released Tuesday. According to the S&P Case-Shiller 20-City Home Price Index, which covers cities representing all nine US Census divisions, home prices rose 5.40 percent year-over-year in December as compared to November’s reading of 5.20 percent.
What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – February 22, 2016
Last week’s economic news included the NAHB Housing Market Index, Commerce Department releases on housing starts and building permits and minutes of the most recent meeting of the Fed’s FOMC meeting.
FOMC Statement: Quantitative Easing Tapered by $10 Billion
The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) determined that current economic conditions warranted another $10 billion reduction in the Fedâs asset purchases.
Increasing May Jobs Report Shows Strengthening Economy
The U.S. Department of Labor released its Non-Farm Payrolls and National Unemployment Rate reports Friday showing 175,000 jobs were added in May, which surpassed expectations of 164,000 new jobs and April’s reading of 149,000 jobs added. The jobs added in May were largely from the private sector.
Federal Jobs Report Shows Biggest Increase Since 2008
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) issued its Job Openings and Labor Turnover report for February on Tuesday, April 9th, 2013.
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