Monthly Archives: November 2016

GDP Growth, Consumer Confidence Soar

Posted on November 29, 2016 by

Financial FAQs The economy grew at the fastest pace in over two years in the third quarter, as consumers, business investment and government increased spending. Gross domestic product expanded at a 3.2 percent annual rate in the Commerce Department’s second … Continue reading →

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Conforming Mortgage Limits Rise for 2017

Posted on November 28, 2016 by

Financial FAQs The Federal Housing Finance Authority, or FHFA, just announced it is increasing the limit for conforming mortgages from $417,000 to $424,100 in most regions of the United States starting Jan. 1, 2017—the first such increase since 2006. The … Continue reading →

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Conforming Mortgage Limits Rise for 2017

Posted on November 25, 2016 by

Financial FAQs The Federal Housing Finance Authority, or FHFA, just announced it is increasing the limit for conforming mortgages from $417,000 to $424,100 in most regions of the United States starting Jan. 1, 2017—the first such increase since 2006. This … Continue reading →

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The Real Donald Trump—Part II

Posted on November 23, 2016 by

Popular Economics Weekly President-elect Donald Trump is about to move into the White House. This is the man who has become a case-study and text book model of Narcissism for Psycho Therapists. Narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) as defined by Wikipedia, … Continue reading →

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Housing Starts, Home Sales ‘Yuge’

Posted on November 22, 2016 by

The Mortgage Corner Housing starts surged 25.5 percent in October to a 1.323 million annualized rate. This is the best rate of the cycle since August 2007 with the monthly percentage gain the strongest since 1982, says Econoday. It and … Continue reading →

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Record Retail Sales, Higher Growth Ahead?

Posted on November 18, 2016 by

Financial FAQs It looks like Q4 GDP could be higher than the Third Quarter’s initial estimate of 2.9 percent growth. That’s because retail sales and wholesale inventories, both major contributors to growth, are surging. Retail sales jumped 0.8 percent in … Continue reading →

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Will Prez-Elect Trump Now Settle His Federal Racketeering Charges?

Posted on November 17, 2016 by

Popular Economics Weekly Donald Trump, among his many court battles, has three civil lawsuits that accuse him, his eponymous school, the university’s former president, and an LLC behind the venture of fraud, breach of contract, false advertising and racketeering, a … Continue reading →

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What Is the Future of Interest Rates?

Posted on November 15, 2016 by

The Mortgage Corner The deficit is moving to the back burner with Donald Trump and congressional Republicans in charge of Washington, and that is causing interest rates to rise quickly. Republicans leaders on Capitol Hill are now papering over divisions … Continue reading →

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What, Now A Trump Recession?

Posted on November 12, 2016 by

Popular Economics Weekly Economists are already warning that if President-elect Trump’s policies are enacted, such as initiating trade wars, or the wrong tax cuts, or even cutting back on social security and Medicare benefits, we could see another recession, similar … Continue reading →

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Full Employment Reached—161,000 Payroll Jobs

Posted on November 8, 2016 by

Popular Economics Weekly Average hourly earnings are up 2.8 percent annually, a recovery high. Nonfarm payroll growth was up 161,000 with upward revisions adding a net total 44,000 to September (191,000) and August (156,000). The unemployment rate is down 1 … Continue reading →

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