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Federal Reserve Raises Interest Rates: Consumer Impact

As expected, the Federal Reserve raised the benchmark interest rate a quarter point, marking the eighth increase since December 2015 and thi…

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Positive Sign for Housing

The National Association of Home Builders conducts a survey gathering information based on the general economy and housing market conditions…

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30- Second Update – Strong August Jobs Report Supports Surging Economy

The results of August’s jobs report further supports that our economy is not only strong, but surging.  The United States created 201,000 ne…

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Housing Market: Pending Home Sales Still Holding Strong

The Pending Home Sales Index is released monthly by the National Association of Realtors.  This index reports on the housing sector and brea…

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30 Second Update – Week of September 3rd, 2018

Happy Labor Day! Labor Day is a yearly, national tribute to the workers that have contributed to the strength, prosperity and well-being of…

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What exactly is a Credit Score and how is it calculated?

What is a FICO Score? The Fair Isaac Corporation first introduced the FICO score in 1989.  It is a measure of consumer credit risk and has b…

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Home Builders and Small Businesses Show Optimism for Growth

Recently, the National Association of Home Builders released their Housing Market Index (HMI).  This index is created from a survey where bu…

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August Federal Reserve Meeting Recap: Interest Rates Left Unchanged

The U.S. Federal Reserve met on August 1st, and the main take away from the meeting was that the benchmark interest rate will remain unchang…

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National Night Out 2018

WHAT IS NATIONAL NIGHT OUT? National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign and event that brings together local police departme…

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30 Second Update for the week of 8/6

There has been an abundance of economic reports that we should all be aware of that can help us understand the current state of the housing…

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Tips to sell your home to capitalize on elevated home prices and buyer demand

June of 2018 represented the first time since 2015 that there was an increase in U.S. housing inventory.  This increase is attributed to bot…

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Housing Market Update

The National Association of Home Builders created a Housing Market Index (HMI), based on a survey of the members of its organization.  Withi…

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