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Pending Home Sales Surged in December

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Pending Home Sales climbed 8.3% from November to December per the National Association of REALTORS®

What to Look for This Week

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The Fed’s first meeting of 2024 begins Tuesday, with their Monetary Policy Statement and press

New Home Sales End 2023 on High Note

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New Home Sales, which measure signed contracts on new homes, rebounded in December, up 8% from November and

Family Hack of the Week

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February is National Chocolate Lovers Month! This Chocolate Mousse courtesy of the Food Network is a
Key Inflation Measure Below 3%

Key Inflation Measure Below 3%

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December’s Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) showed that headline inflation rose 0.2% for the

Family Hack of the Week

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Delight in National Blonde Brownie Day on January 22 with this decadent Chocolate Chip Blondie recipe

Holiday Shopping Season Stronger Than Expected

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Retail Sales rose 0.6% from November to December, beating forecasts and coming in even stronger than the 0.3%

“Solid Showing” for Single-family Construction

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Housing Starts fell for the first time in four months in December, down 4.3% from November. While

Initial Jobless Claims Fall Below 200,000

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Initial Jobless Claims declined by 16,000 in the latest week, with 187,000 people filing for unemployment

Home Builders Optimistic About 2024

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Confidence among home builders rose for the second straight month in January as falling mortgage rates have

December’s Existing Home Sales Likely a “Bottom”

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Existing Home Sales fell 1% from November to December to a 3.78-million-unit annualized pace, coming in below

Family Hack of the Week

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Sunday, January 21 marks National Granola Bar Day. This homemade version from the Food Network makes for an

Home Prices Continue to Move Higher

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“Home price appreciation continued to push forward in November, despite the new highs in mortgage rates

Holiday Season Impact on Jobless Claims

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Initial Jobless Claims declined by 1,000 in the latest week, as 202,000 people filed for unemployment

Wholesale Inflation Lower Than Expected

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The Producer Price Index (PPI), which measures inflation on the wholesale level, fell 0.1% in December,