“Jobless claims continued to catch up with other labor market data that have showed the jobs recovery picking up speed.”
–Sarah House, Senior Economist with Wells Fargo Securities, Charlotte, N.C.
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“The rapidly improving economy and labor market, increased vaccination rates and promising trend of declining COVID-19 cases all bode well for those who are still facing unemployment or underemployment because of the pandemic. However, millions of families are still facing economic distress, despite improving conditions since last March.”
–Gary Engelhardt, Professor of Economics with the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University.
RIHA: Less Than 10% of Homeowners, Renters Have Missed Multiple Payments During Pandemic
Slightly under five million households did not make their rent or mortgage payments in March, an improvement from December 2020 and the lowest number since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, new research from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Research Institute for Housing America reported.
ADP: April Employment Jumps by 742,000
Ahead of this Friday’s Employment report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and this morning’s Initial Claims report from the Labor Department, ADP, Roseland, N.J. said private-sector employment jumped by 742,000 jobs from March to April.
Michael Miller: Bridging the Digital Divide of People, Process & Technology
Bill Belichick, one of the most successful coaches in professional football history, once said a team is “not the strength of the individual players, but it is the strength of the unit and how they all function together.” Such wisdom surely resonates with many business leaders in our industry. But how well do they live by it?
MBA CONVERGENCE Holds Memphis Job Fair, Homebuyer Fair
The Mortgage Bankers Association’s affordable housing initiative, CONVERGENCE, recently held virtual events in Memphis, Tenn., for area jobseekers and potential home buyers.
Dealmaker: Gantry Secures $18M for Two Suburban Business Parks
Gantry, San Francisco, secured $17.5 million to refinance two suburban office parks in two states owned by a Seattle-based private family office.
Local Investors Drive Record Demand for Foreclosures
Auction.com, Irvine, Calif., reported more than three out of four distressed property buyers are local investors and nearly nine in 10 purchased five or fewer investment properties in 2020.
MBA Weekly Applications Survey May 5, 2021: Activity Down 2nd Straight Week
Mortgage applications fell overall from one week earlier as interest rates inched up, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported Wednesday in its Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending April 30.