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Time for the housing market to detox from low mortgage rates

Posted on September 29, 2022September 29, 2022 by The Tim

After more than a decade of rates under 5%, we’re finally going to see how a more “normal” mortgage rate will impact the housing market.

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Consumer Confidence has been stagnating, and fell in June

Posted on July 8, 2019 by The Tim

As part of our data catch-up extravaganza, let’s check in in on the latest data from the Consumer Confidence Index.

The overall Consumer Confidence Index currently sits at 121.5, down 7.5 percent in a month and down 4.4 percent from a year ago.

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Consumer Confidence blows past 2007 highs, approaches 2000 levels

Posted on September 27, 2018October 1, 2018 by The Tim

Before the month is over, let’s check in in on the latest data from the Consumer Confidence Index.

The overall Consumer Confidence Index currently sits at 138.4, up three percent in a month and up fifteen percent from a year ago…

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Consumer Confidence at levels not seen since the dot-com bust

Posted on April 3, 2018September 26, 2018 by The Tim

It’s been quite a while since we last checked in on Consumer Confidence and mortgage interest rates, so let’s take a look at an update to those charts.

The overall Consumer Confidence Index currently sits at 127.7, down two percent in a month and up two percent from a year ago. The current levels are higher than any point since late 2000, just as the dot-com bubble was bursting…

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Consumer Confidence Keeps Climbing, Rates Inching Up

Posted on July 15, 2015September 26, 2018 by The Tim

It’s been half a year since we last checked in on Consumer Confidence and mortgage interest rates, so let’s take a look at a long-overdue update to those charts. First up, here’s the Consumer Confidence data as of June: The overall Consumer Confidence Index currently sits at 101.4, up 7 percent in a month and…

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