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- 03/25/19
The Federal Reserve held its benchmark interest rate steady, and a majority of officials at the central bank signaled they might not raise the rate at all this year. (WSJ)
Hedge funds had a rough year in 2018 losing $88 billion in assets, (down 6.7% on average) the most since the financial crisis. Hedge funds have on average underperformed the S&P...
Click here to read more.NORTH STATE BIA POSTS FEBRUARY SALES NUMBERS
- 03/19/19
ROSEVILLE - A total of 426 new homes were sold during February in the greater Sacramento region, the North State Building Industry Association reported today. The sales were reported in 140 subdivisions in the six-county Greater Sacramento region from Marysville and Yuba City in the north to Galt in the south. In addition, 9,742 people visited active new-home communities...
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- 03/15/19
Mortgage rates skidded last week to the lowest level in a year. Freddie Mac said the 30-year benchmark mortgage rate fell 10 basis points to 4.31% in the week ending March 14. The 15-year fixed rate fell to 3.76% from 3.83%, while the 5-year hybrid adjustable-rate mortgage fell to 3.84% from 3.87%. (Marketwatch)
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- 02/12/19
Freddie Mac analysts say millions of senior citizens are staying in their homes longer than their predecessors in earlier generations, keeping homes off the market and making it more difficult for younger Americans to break into ownership. 1.1 million homes have been "held off the market" by owners born between 1931 and 1941, and another 300,000 by those born between 1942...
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