According to the latest report from Black Knight, Inc., a well-respected provider of data and analytics for mortgage companies, 6.48 million households have entered a forbearance plan as a result of financial concerns brought on by the … [Read more...]
August 2020 Unemployment Rate Drops to 8.4%
Last Friday, the Bureau for Labor Statistics released their Employment Report for August 2020. The big surprise was that the unemployment rate fell to 8.4%, a full percent lower than what many analysts had forecasted earlier in the week. … [Read more...]
Unemployment Report: Clarifying, Not Terrifying
Last Friday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its latest jobs report. It revealed that the economic shutdown made necessary by COVID-19 caused the unemployment rate to jump to 14.7%. Many anticipate that next month the … [Read more...]
Economic Summit – The Economy and Housing Market in 2020
Recently I attended an Economic Summit hosted by the Denver Metro Association of Realtors at Mile High Stadium. There were about 500 of my peers -- fellow Realtors that like to be dialed into the market, out of about 40,000 in Colorado -- … [Read more...]
This Time is Different – An Economic Recession Will NOT Cause a Housing Crisis
If you're thinking about buying or selling a home, you may be wondering how the housing market will be impacted by a recession. Last week, the National Association for Business Economics released their February 2019 Economic Policy Survey. … [Read more...]
Understanding How the Economy Works
Buying a house is a major life purchase and, given the significance of this purchase, just the idea of buying a house may generate many questions and some anxiety. One factor you may consider when buying a house is the economy and how it … [Read more...]
