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Housing Sentiment Jumps on Consumers' Selling and Personal Finance Optimism Sixty-One Percent of Respondents Believe It's a Good Time to Sell a Home News provided by Share this article ® (HPSI) increased in March by 5.2 points to 81.7. Four of the HPSI's six components increased month over month, including the components related to homebuying and home-selling conditions, household income, and home prices. The mortgage rate outlook component experienced the only decline; and the latest results indicate that only 6% of consumers believe that mortgage rates will decrease over the next 12 months...

Consumer Sentiment on Housing Dips Slightly Despite Growing Labor Market Optimism Eighty-Two Percent of Consumers Report Not Being Concerned About Losing Their Job in Next 12 Months News provided by Share this article ® (HPSI) decreased in February by 1.2 points to 76.5. Four of the HPSI's six components fell month over month, including most notably the homebuying conditions and household income components. Offsetting much of that decline, however, was increased optimism regarding job security, with consumers reporting a significantly more positive view of the labor market compared to Januar...

Central Bank Watch: BOE & ECB Interest Rate Expectations Update Advertisement Central Bank Watch Overview: Against the backdrop of rising bond yields, both the Bank of England and European Central Bank will meet over the next two weeks. However, in some form or fashion, policymakers at both central banks have made clear that they’re looking past inflation pressures – and by extension – rising long-end yields in the short-term. Markets are likely to continue to test their resilience (same for Fed). Rising Yields Attract Central Bank Attention In this edition of Centra...

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/PRNewswire/ -- The Fannie Mae (OTCQB: FNMA) Home Purchase Sentiment Index® (HPSI) increased in January to 77.7, a 3.7 point improvement from December....