Economy — Page 7

Trump campaigned on deregulating Wall Street, saying that regulations are “killing our country and our jobs.” He wants to repeal Dodd-Frank, the 2010 law that tried to reign in the banks after the financial crisis. What exactly does Dodd-Frank do? And is the president right that it threatens the American economy?

</p> </div><div class="post-meta"><span class="categories">Filed Under: <a href="http://www.emmanuelfonte.com/category/blog/" rel="category tag">Blog</a>, <a href="http://www.emmanuelfonte.com/category/economy-2/" rel="category tag">Economy</a>, <a href="http://www.emmanuelfonte.com/category/real-estate-financing/" rel="category tag">real estate financing</a></span> </div></div><div class="post-19227 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog category-economy-2 category-real-estate-updates entry"><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="http://www.emmanuelfonte.com/existing-home-sales-surge-into-summer-infographic/">EXISTING HOME SALES SURGE INTO SUMMER [INFOGRAPHIC]</a></h2> <div class="post-info"><span class="date published time" title="2017-07-03T15:24:28-07:00">July 3, 2017</span> By <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="http://www.emmanuelfonte.com/author/emmanuelfonte/" rel="author">EmmanuelFonte</a></span></span> <span class="post-comments"><a href="http://www.emmanuelfonte.com/existing-home-sales-surge-into-summer-infographic/#respond">Leave a Comment</a></span> </div><div class="entry-content"><p><a href="http://www.emmanuelfonte.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/summer-sales.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-19228" src="http://www.emmanuelfonte.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/summer-sales.jpg" alt="" width="1500" height="1941" srcset="http://www.emmanuelfonte.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/summer-sales.jpg 1500w, http://www.emmanuelfonte.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/summer-sales-232x300.jpg 232w, http://www.emmanuelfonte.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/summer-sales-768x994.jpg 768w, http://www.emmanuelfonte.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/summer-sales-791x1024.jpg 791w" sizes="(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px" /></a></p> <h3><strong>Highlights:</strong></h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.nar.realtor/news-releases/2017/06/existing-home-sales-rise-11-percent-in-may-median-sales-price-ascends-to-new-high"><em>Existing Home Sales</em></a> reached their third highest mark this year in May.</li> <li>Inventory of homes for sale has dropped 8.4% since last year, marking the 24<sup>th</sup> consecutive month of year-over-year declines.</li> <li><em>NAR’s Chief Economist,</em> Lawrence Yun had this to say: <em>“Those able to close on a home last month are probably feeling both happy and relieved. Listings in the affordable price range are scarce, homes are coming off the market at an extremely fast pace and the prevalence of multiple offers in some markets are pushing prices higher.”</em></li> </ul> </div><div class="post-meta"><span class="categories">Filed Under: <a href="http://www.emmanuelfonte.com/category/blog/" rel="category tag">Blog</a>, <a href="http://www.emmanuelfonte.com/category/economy-2/" rel="category tag">Economy</a>, <a href="http://www.emmanuelfonte.com/category/real-estate-updates/" rel="category tag">Real Estate Updates</a></span> </div></div><div class="post-19191 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog category-economy-2 category-real-estate-updates entry"><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="http://www.emmanuelfonte.com/may-market-snapshot/">May 2017 Market Snapshot</a></h2> <div class="post-info"><span class="date published time" title="2017-06-13T08:14:55-07:00">June 13, 2017</span> By <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="http://www.emmanuelfonte.com/author/emmanuelfonte/" rel="author">EmmanuelFonte</a></span></span> <span class="post-comments"><a href="http://www.emmanuelfonte.com/may-market-snapshot/#respond">Leave a Comment</a></span> </div><div class="entry-content"><p><a href="http://www.emmanuelfonte.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/2017_05MarketSnapshot.png"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-19192" src="http://www.emmanuelfonte.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/2017_05MarketSnapshot.png" alt="" width="576" height="2828" srcset="http://www.emmanuelfonte.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/2017_05MarketSnapshot.png 576w, http://www.emmanuelfonte.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/2017_05MarketSnapshot-61x300.png 61w" sizes="(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px" /></a></p> </div><div class="post-meta"><span class="categories">Filed Under: <a href="http://www.emmanuelfonte.com/category/blog/" rel="category tag">Blog</a>, <a href="http://www.emmanuelfonte.com/category/economy-2/" rel="category tag">Economy</a>, <a href="http://www.emmanuelfonte.com/category/real-estate-updates/" rel="category tag">Real Estate Updates</a></span> </div></div><div class="post-19176 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog category-economy-2 category-real-estate-updates entry"><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="http://www.emmanuelfonte.com/buyers-face-double-whammy-this-spring/">Buyers Face ‘Double Whammy’ This Spring</a></h2> <div class="post-info"><span class="date published time" title="2017-06-01T11:11:17-07:00">June 1, 2017</span> By <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="http://www.emmanuelfonte.com/author/emmanuelfonte/" rel="author">EmmanuelFonte</a></span></span> <span class="post-comments"><a href="http://www.emmanuelfonte.com/buyers-face-double-whammy-this-spring/#respond">Leave a Comment</a></span> </div><div class="entry-content"><p>For the second consecutive month, pending home sales scaled back as significantly weak supply levels of homes for sale continue to press on affordability conditions, the National Association of REALTORS® reported Wednesday.</p> <p>NAR’s Pending Home Sales Index, a forward-looking indicator based on contract signings, fell 1.3 percent in April to a 109.9 reading. The index is now 3.3 percent below a year ago. All four major regions saw a decrease in contract signings last month, except for the West.</p> <p><a href="http://www.emmanuelfonte.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/April-PHS-Infographic.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-19177" src="http://www.emmanuelfonte.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/April-PHS-Infographic.jpg" alt="" width="750" height="800" srcset="http://www.emmanuelfonte.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/April-PHS-Infographic.jpg 750w, http://www.emmanuelfonte.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/April-PHS-Infographic-281x300.jpg 281w" sizes="(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px" /></a></p> <p>“Much of the country for the second straight month saw a pullback in pending sales as the rate of new listings continues to lag the quicker pace of homes coming off the market,” says Lawrence Yun, NAR’s chief economist. “REALTORS® are indicating that foot traffic is higher than a year ago, but it’s obviously not translating to more sales. Prospective buyers are feeling the double whammy this spring of inventory that’s down 9 percent from a year ago and price appreciation that’s much faster than any rise they’ve likely seen in their income.”</p> <p>Low inventory levels likely won’t go away anytime soon either, Yun says. Homebuilding activity remains constrained and too few homeowners are listing their homes for sale, Yun notes.</p> <p>“The unloading of the single-family homes purchased by real estate investors during the downturn for rental purposes would also go a long way in helping relieve these inventory shortages,” Yun says. “To date, there are no indications investors are ready to sell. However, they should be mindful of the fact that rental demand will soften as the overall population of young adults starts to shrink in roughly five years.”</p> <p>Yun’s housing forecast calls for existing-home sales to be around 5.64 million this year, an uptick of 3.5 percent from 2016 (5.45 million). NAR forecasts that median existing-home prices will rise about 5 percent.</p> <p><em>Source: <a href="http://www.realtor.org/topics/pending-home-sales" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">National Association of REALTORS®</a></em></p> </div><div class="post-meta"><span class="categories">Filed Under: <a href="http://www.emmanuelfonte.com/category/blog/" rel="category tag">Blog</a>, <a href="http://www.emmanuelfonte.com/category/economy-2/" rel="category tag">Economy</a>, <a href="http://www.emmanuelfonte.com/category/real-estate-updates/" rel="category tag">Real Estate Updates</a></span> </div></div><div class="post-19165 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog category-economy-2 category-real-estate-updates entry"><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="http://www.emmanuelfonte.com/existing-home-sales-april-2017/">Existing Home Sales: April 2017</a></h2> <div class="post-info"><span class="date published time" title="2017-05-27T11:24:34-07:00">May 27, 2017</span> By <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="http://www.emmanuelfonte.com/author/emmanuelfonte/" rel="author">EmmanuelFonte</a></span></span> <span class="post-comments"><a href="http://www.emmanuelfonte.com/existing-home-sales-april-2017/#respond">Leave a Comment</a></span> </div><div class="entry-content"><p><a href="http://www.emmanuelfonte.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/2017-04-ehs-infographic-April-2017-housing.png"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-19166" src="http://www.emmanuelfonte.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/2017-04-ehs-infographic-April-2017-housing.png" alt="" width="1300" height="737" srcset="http://www.emmanuelfonte.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/2017-04-ehs-infographic-April-2017-housing.png 1300w, http://www.emmanuelfonte.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/2017-04-ehs-infographic-April-2017-housing-300x170.png 300w, http://www.emmanuelfonte.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/2017-04-ehs-infographic-April-2017-housing-768x435.png 768w, http://www.emmanuelfonte.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/2017-04-ehs-infographic-April-2017-housing-1024x581.png 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 1300px) 100vw, 1300px" /></a></p> <p>Read more <a href="https://www.nar.realtor/topics/existing-home-sales">market information</a> from the National Association of Realtors.</p> </div><div class="post-meta"><span class="categories">Filed Under: <a href="http://www.emmanuelfonte.com/category/blog/" rel="category tag">Blog</a>, <a href="http://www.emmanuelfonte.com/category/economy-2/" rel="category tag">Economy</a>, <a href="http://www.emmanuelfonte.com/category/real-estate-updates/" rel="category tag">Real Estate Updates</a></span> </div></div><div class="navigation"><div class="pagination-previous alignleft"><a href="http://www.emmanuelfonte.com/category/economy-2/page/6/" >« Previous Page</a></div><div class="pagination-next alignright"><a href="http://www.emmanuelfonte.com/category/economy-2/page/8/" >Next Page »</a></div></div></div><div id="sidebar" class="sidebar widget-area"></div></div></div></div><div id="footer" class="footer"><div class="wrap"> <div class="one-half first" id="footer-left"><p>Copyright © 2016-2024All Rights Reserved</p> </div> <div class="one-half" id="footer-right"> <p>Powered by <a href="http://www.foxemarketing.com">Wordpress Web Design</a> on the <a href="http://www.shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=320459&u=508455&m=28169&urllink=&afftrack=">Genesis Framework</a></p></div> <div id="footer-disclaimer"></div></div></div></div> <script type='text/javascript'> /* <![CDATA[ */ r3f5x9JS=escape(document['referrer']); 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