While industrial production (one of four indicators used to determine recessions) has fallen six of the past seven months, it's not flashing recession. Manufacturing, which comprises 78.48% of the index is down just 0.4% Y-o-Y. By contrast, mining and utilities each of which are 10.76% of the ind
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04/26/2016
Renting a home is a good option for some, but buying a home just might be the best thing for you. When you rent a home, you send money to someone else every month in exchange for knowing that you can call on your landlord when the roof leaks, an appliance stops working or your bathroom faucet bre
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04/20/2016
Tuesdays housing data was mixed. There were slight upward adjustments to January and February and year-to-date housing starts are up 14.5%. But, the first quarter of last year was the worst quarter for housing starts for 2015. If starts remain on their current pace, the rest of 2016 will show no
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04/20/2016
While inflation-adjusted median household income was $53,657 in 2014 up slightly from $51,086 in 1991 (and down from the 1999 peak of $57,843), not all households have fared equally over the past quarter century. Those headed by someone with an advanced degree earn 10% more, those with a Bachelor
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04/20/2016
As Japan and Europe sink further into negative interest rate territory, the impacts here are undeniable. In an effort to earn positive returns, European and Japanese investors sell their currencies to purchase ours pushing up our dollar, hurting exports, weakening inflation and boosting imports.
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04/11/2016
A couple of years ago per the "request" of my doctor I went from drinking coffee to drinking tea. From what he stated, tea is the lesser of the two evils. Here are some Tea facts I found on the net;Contrary to popular belief, the United Kingdom ranks just 4th in global per capita tea consumption
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04/08/2016
In the third quarter of 2015 consumer Mortgage delinquencies rose from a record low of 1.36% in second quarter to 1.41%. These levels are substantially below the 15-year average of 2.25%, a level last seen roughly four years ago. Statistically one of the lesser cost home purchases, Mobile home lo
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04/07/2016
Our Free Monthly Class series this day will feature The First Time Home Buying ProcessAndVeterans Home Buyers Class Topics: Mortgage 101 Getting Your Paperwork Ready Getting Pre-Approved The Process Your VA Entitlement / Certificate of Eligibility (COE)(Veterans) Eligibility Requirements for VA
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04/06/2016
If you enjoyed reading the post please give it a LIKE, every little bit helps. Thank You.Friday's jobs report showed a solid gain of 215,000 jobs. That said, the unemployment rate ticked up from 4.9% to 5% because the labor force grew by an even larger 396,000 persons! As a result, the labor forc
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04/04/2016
