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  <title>Instant Reaction: Jobs, September 6, 2024</title>
  <link>https://www.nar.realtor/blogs/economists-outlook/instant-reaction-jobs-september-6-2024</link>
    <description><![CDATA[<h2 class="node__title"><a href="https://www.nar.realtor/blogs/economists-outlook/instant-reaction-jobs-september-6-2024">Instant Reaction: Jobs, September 6, 2024</a></h2>
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    <a href="https://www.nar.realtor/blogs/economists-outlook/instant-reaction-jobs-september-6-2024"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://cdn.nar.realtor/sites/default/files/styles/primary_teaser__282x203_/public/lawrence-yun-instant-reaction-03-23-2020-1300w-867h_0.png?itok=_VbnFMPT" width="282" height="203" alt="NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun" title="NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun"></a>  </div>
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<div class="field field--short-summary">The softening job figures suggest that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates in mid-September.</div>
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<a href="https://www.nar.realtor/lawrence-yun">Lawrence Yun</a>
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   <pubDate>Fri, 06 Sep 2024 13:27:31 +0000</pubDate>
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  <title>HMDA and Housing Demand</title>
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    <a href="https://www.nar.realtor/blogs/economists-outlook/hmda-and-housing-demand"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://cdn.nar.realtor/sites/default/files/styles/primary_teaser__282x203_/public/mortgage-application-form-with-key-on-house-keychain-and-pen-gettyimages-1411024421-1300w-867h.jpg?itok=4cnjpn2k" width="282" height="203" alt="Mortgage application with key on house keychain and pen" title="Mortgage application with key on house keychain and pen"></a>  </div>
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<div class="field field--short-summary">Nationwide, the number of home-purchase loan applications has declined from 7.9 million to 6.5 million.</div>
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<a href="https://www.nar.realtor/anat-nusinovich">Anat Nusinovich</a>
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   <pubDate>Thu, 05 Sep 2024 20:51:02 +0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Instant Reaction: Mortgage Rates, September 5, 2024</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[<h2 class="node__title"><a href="https://www.nar.realtor/blogs/economists-outlook/instant-reaction-mortgage-rates-september-5-2024">Instant Reaction: Mortgage Rates, September 5, 2024</a></h2>
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    <a href="https://www.nar.realtor/blogs/economists-outlook/instant-reaction-mortgage-rates-september-5-2024"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://cdn.nar.realtor/sites/default/files/styles/primary_teaser__282x203_/public/young-couple-and%20businesswoman-reviewing-papers-GettyImages-157859718-1300w-867h.jpg?itok=JhfdAkoj" width="282" height="203" alt="Young couple and businesswoman reviewing papers" title="Young couple and businesswoman reviewing papers"></a>  </div>
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<div class="field field--short-summary">The average 30-year fixed mortgage rate from Freddie Mac remained unchanged at 6.35% this week from last week.</div>
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<div class="field__label field__label--inline">By: </div>
<a href="https://www.nar.realtor/jessica-lautz">Jessica Lautz</a>
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<span class="icon-small icon-tag-gray"></span><a href="https://www.nar.realtor/mortgage-financing">Mortgages & Home Financing</a>
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   <pubDate>Thu, 05 Sep 2024 16:37:05 +0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Instant Reaction: Mortgage Rates, August 29, 2024</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[<h2 class="node__title"><a href="https://www.nar.realtor/blogs/economists-outlook/instant-reaction-mortgage-rates-august-29-2024">Instant Reaction: Mortgage Rates, August 29, 2024</a></h2>
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    <a href="https://www.nar.realtor/blogs/economists-outlook/instant-reaction-mortgage-rates-august-29-2024"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://cdn.nar.realtor/sites/default/files/styles/primary_teaser__282x203_/public/calculator-pen-line-graph-trending-up-GettyImages175599141-1300w-867h.jpg?itok=UQDSxdiY" width="282" height="203" alt="Calculator, pen, and line graph trending up" title="Calculator, pen, and line graph trending up"></a>  </div>
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<div class="field field--short-summary">The average 30-year fixed mortgage rate from Freddie Mac dropped to 6.35% this week from 6.46% last week.</div>
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<a href="https://www.nar.realtor/jessica-lautz">Jessica Lautz</a>
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<span class="icon-small icon-tag-gray"></span><a href="https://www.nar.realtor/mortgage-financing">Mortgages & Home Financing</a>
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   <pubDate>Thu, 29 Aug 2024 16:30:08 +0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Trends in Housing Affordability: Who Can Currently Afford to Buy a Home?</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[<h2 class="node__title"><a href="https://www.nar.realtor/blogs/economists-outlook/trends-in-housing-affordability-who-can-currently-afford-to-buy-a-home">Who Can Currently Afford to Buy a Home?</a></h2>
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    <a href="https://www.nar.realtor/blogs/economists-outlook/trends-in-housing-affordability-who-can-currently-afford-to-buy-a-home"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://cdn.nar.realtor/sites/default/files/styles/primary_teaser__282x203_/public/real-estate-agent-handing-clients-a-key-GettyImages-1006937990-1300w-867h.jpg?itok=u9X9JM9G" width="282" height="203" alt="Real estate agent handing clients a key in an empty house" title="Real estate agent handing clients a key in an empty house"></a>  </div>
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<div class="field field--short-summary">With mortgage rates recently falling below 6.5%, there has been an improvement in housing affordability.</div>
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<a href="https://www.nar.realtor/nadia-evangelou">Nadia Evangelou</a>
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   <pubDate>Tue, 27 Aug 2024 15:26:37 +0000</pubDate>
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  <title>What Is &quot;Demure and Mindful&quot; to Real Estate? Let&#039;s Look at First-time Buyers</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[<h2 class="node__title"><a href="https://www.nar.realtor/blogs/economists-outlook/what-is-demure-and-mindful-to-real-estate-lets-look-at-first-time-buyers">What Is "Demure and Mindful" to Real Estate?</a></h2>
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<div class="field field--short-summary">First-time buyers have to be "demure and mindful" in many ways: finances, prior living situation, buyer offers, and working with a real...</div>
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<a href="https://www.nar.realtor/jessica-lautz">Jessica Lautz</a>
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<span class="icon-small icon-tag-gray"></span><a href="https://www.nar.realtor/first-time-homebuyers">First-Time Homebuyers</a>
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   <pubDate>Wed, 21 Aug 2024 16:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
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  <title>From Savings to Student Loans: The Financial Realities of Single Female Home Buyers</title>
  <link>https://www.nar.realtor/blogs/economists-outlook/from-savings-to-student-loans-the-financial-realities-of-single-female-home-buyers</link>
    <description><![CDATA[<h2 class="node__title"><a href="https://www.nar.realtor/blogs/economists-outlook/from-savings-to-student-loans-the-financial-realities-of-single-female-home-buyers">Financial Realities for Single Female Home Buyers</a></h2>
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    <a href="https://www.nar.realtor/blogs/economists-outlook/from-savings-to-student-loans-the-financial-realities-of-single-female-home-buyers"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://cdn.nar.realtor/sites/default/files/styles/primary_teaser__282x203_/public/2404_dm_firsttimebuyerplaybook_vladimir_vladimirov.png?itok=9F4hBYxj" width="282" height="203" alt="An smiling, Black woman with an afro is handed the keys to a new home by a white woman with short blonde hair"></a>  </div>
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<div class="field field--short-summary">Examining the different ways single female home buyers approach buying a home and the challenges they face.</div>
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<a href="https://www.nar.realtor/amethyst-marroquin">Amethyst Marroquin</a>
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<span class="icon-small icon-tag-gray"></span><a href="https://www.nar.realtor/demographic-groups">Demographic Groups</a>, <a href="https://www.nar.realtor/working-with-buyers">Working With Buyers</a>, <a href="https://www.nar.realtor/student-loan-debt">Student Loan Debt</a>
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   <pubDate>Tue, 20 Aug 2024 13:30:10 +0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Instant Reaction: Mortgage Rates, August 15, 2024</title>
  <link>https://www.nar.realtor/blogs/economists-outlook/instant-reaction-mortgage-rates-august-15-2024</link>
    <description><![CDATA[<h2 class="node__title"><a href="https://www.nar.realtor/blogs/economists-outlook/instant-reaction-mortgage-rates-august-15-2024">Instant Reaction: Mortgage Rates, August 15, 2024</a></h2>
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    <a href="https://www.nar.realtor/blogs/economists-outlook/instant-reaction-mortgage-rates-august-15-2024"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://cdn.nar.realtor/sites/default/files/styles/primary_teaser__282x203_/public/financial-papers-calculator-house-key-gettyimages-1343382351-1300w-867h.jpg?itok=IU0g3bTz" width="282" height="203" alt="Financial papers, calculator, key on house keychain" title="Financial papers, calculator, key on house keychain"></a>  </div>
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<div class="field field--short-summary">The 30-year fixed mortgage rate from Freddie Mac remained essentially flat at 6.49% this week compared to 6.47% last week.
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<a href="https://www.nar.realtor/jessica-lautz">Jessica Lautz</a>
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<span class="icon-small icon-tag-gray"></span><a href="https://www.nar.realtor/mortgage-financing">Mortgages & Home Financing</a>
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   <pubDate>Thu, 15 Aug 2024 16:31:08 +0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Fresh Faces, New Perspectives: Diversity Among New REALTORS® in 2024</title>
  <link>https://www.nar.realtor/blogs/economists-outlook/fresh-faces-new-perspectives-diversity-among-new-realtors-in-2024</link>
    <description><![CDATA[<h2 class="node__title"><a href="https://www.nar.realtor/blogs/economists-outlook/fresh-faces-new-perspectives-diversity-among-new-realtors-in-2024">Diversity Among New REALTORS® in 2024</a></h2>
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    <a href="https://www.nar.realtor/blogs/economists-outlook/fresh-faces-new-perspectives-diversity-among-new-realtors-in-2024"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://cdn.nar.realtor/sites/default/files/styles/primary_teaser__282x203_/public/diverse-office-team-gettyimages-1174254838-1300w-867h.jpg?itok=xN2alH56" width="282" height="203" alt="Diverse office team" title="Diverse office team"></a>  </div>
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<div class="field field--short-summary">A notable highlight of the findings in the 2024 NAR Member Profile is that new NAR members are more diverse than their experienced counterparts.</div>
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<a href="https://www.nar.realtor/amethyst-marroquin">Amethyst Marroquin</a>
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   <pubDate>Wed, 14 Aug 2024 17:57:57 +0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Instant Reaction: CPI, August 14, 2024</title>
  <link>https://www.nar.realtor/blogs/economists-outlook/instant-reaction-cpi-august-14-2024</link>
    <description><![CDATA[<h2 class="node__title"><a href="https://www.nar.realtor/blogs/economists-outlook/instant-reaction-cpi-august-14-2024">Instant Reaction: CPI, August 14, 2024</a></h2>
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    <a href="https://www.nar.realtor/blogs/economists-outlook/instant-reaction-cpi-august-14-2024"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://cdn.nar.realtor/sites/default/files/styles/primary_teaser__282x203_/public/lawrence-yun-instant-reaction-03-23-2020-1300w-867h_0.png?itok=_VbnFMPT" width="282" height="203" alt="NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun" title="NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun"></a>  </div>
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<div class="field field--short-summary">Inflation is calmer, thereby setting the Fed Reserve up to start the rate-cutting process in September.</div>
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<div class="field__label field__label--inline">By: </div>
<a href="https://www.nar.realtor/lawrence-yun">Lawrence Yun</a>
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   <pubDate>Wed, 14 Aug 2024 13:27:58 +0000</pubDate>
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