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U.S. Inflation Continues to Drop in January, but Pace Slows
The road to reeling in inflation will take a lot of work, and new reports from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) offer a glimpse as to why. While the consumer price index (CPI) shows a persisting downward trend in inflation, it also indicates that the pace of easing is cooling. The latest CPI… […]
Forbearances Ending at a Faster Pace; Rates Drift Lower; Refi Market Still Hot
Black Knight said its weekly forbearance survey found the number of mortgages in active forbearance decreasing at an accelerated rate. Those mortgages fell by 2.6 percent or 95,000 loans over the last week, bring the decline over the last month to 357,000 loans. It was the fifth straight week of improvement and Black Knight noted […]
Existing-Home Sales Continue Record Pace, Soar 24.7% in July
Existing-Home Sales Soar 24.7% in July Each of the four major regions attained double-digit, month-over-month increases, with the Northeast and West seeing the greatest sales growth. Media Contact: Quintin Simmons 202-383-1178