The median sales price for homes in Ada County reached $525,000 in June, nearly even with May 2021.
Good Hospitality Job Gains Fuel Hope in Promising Mortgage Market
Last week's labor report illustrated good hospitality job gains after a rough 2020. Overall, this continues to fuel hope in what's quickly becoming a promising mortgage market.
However, the job gains fell in line with current expectations. As a result, mortgage rates ended the week nearly unchanged.
Good Hospitality Job Gains
In May, the economy gained 559,000 jobs. Thus, May's job gains fell a little below the consensus forecast of 650,000.
Not only were there good hospitality job gains, the leisure sector realized economic strength as well. Aga...
Job Gains See a Startling Plummet Lowering Mortgage Rates
This past week marked disappointment in the labor market as job gains see a startling plummet. The major economic data accompanied by Friday's labor market report fell well below analyst expectations. As a result, mortgage rates ended the week lower.
Why Did We See Such a Shortfall in Job Gains?
The monthly employment report was highly anticipated. Without a doubt, the report saw an enormous miss, but the reason why is far less clear. In April, job gains saw a surprising downturn when the economy gained just 266,000 jobs. Thus, job gains notched far below the consensus...