Tag: Mike Fratantoni

MBA White Paper: Office Market ‘Likely Changed Forever’

The ongoing tug of war between employers and employees about returning to the office will accelerate as pandemic-related impacts fade, according to a new Mortgage Bankers Association white paper.

| By MBA NewsLink Staff

MBA Weekly Survey Sept. 7, 2022: Applications Fall 5th Straight Week

Mortgage applications fell for the fifth straight week, remaining at their lowest level in 22 years as interest rates rose again, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported Wednesday in its Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending Sept. 2.

| By MBA NewsLink Staff

MBA Weekly Survey Sept. 7, 2022: Applications Fall 5th Straight Week

Mortgage applications fell for the fifth straight week, remaining at their lowest level in 22 years as interest rates rose again, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported Wednesday in its Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending Sept. 2.

| By MBA NewsLink Staff

Employers Add 315,000 August Jobs

July job growth slowed from June, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said on Friday—but analysts said that’s not necessarily a bad thing.

| By Mike Sorohan

July Job Openings Overwhelm Pool of Available Workers

In the first of four major employment reports this week, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported job openings rose to 11.2 million as of the end of July, more than double the pool of available workers.

| By Mike Sorohan

Gross Domestic Product Contracts at 0.9% Pace

Real gross domestic product decreased at an annual rate of 0.9 percent in the second quarter–the second consecutive quarter with a decline–the Bureau of Economic Analysis said Thursday.

| By MBA NewsLink Staff