Here's today's one minute update of what happened with mortgage rates, housing and the economy:
Some good news for housing this week New Home Sales came in strong & Pending Home Sales came in slightly better than the previous month. However, it was another volatile week for the stock market primarily driven by concerns about what falling oil prices could do to the US economy. While lower oil prices keeps inflation concerns in check & puts more mone in the pockets of consumers, unemployment is growing. We have already seen over 200,000 job layoffs in the oil sector & the concern is that it could spread to other industries. All this pushed both the stock market & mtg rates lower.
NOTE TO LISTENER: Each day, David Lykken produces a one-minute video, called Today's Mortgage Minute, that covers what happened with mortgage rates, housing and the economy. This video appears on hundreds of radio, television and newspaper websites across the nation. So that more people can receive this update, Mr. Lykken posts the audio part of the video at this site. I welcome your feedback.