The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Non-Farm Payrolls report for December exceeded Wall Street's expectations by 5,000 net...
Post-Fiscal Cliff, Mortgage Markets Turn Attention To Jobs Data
by Apex Home Loans on January 3, 2013
Mortgage rates moved higher Wednesday up congressional leaders voted to avoid the "Fiscal Cliff". Mortgage-backed securities...
Find A Mortgage Rate Strategy Ahead Of Friday's Job Report
by Apex Home Loans on November 1, 2012
Friday morning, the government's Bureau of Labor Statistics will release its Non-Farm Payrolls report, more commonly called...
U.S. Posts Its 20th Straight Month Of Job Growth
by Apex Home Loans on June 5, 2012
For the second straight year, the jobs market looks to be slowing into the summer. Last Friday, in its monthly Non-Farm...
Homes Get More Affordable On March Jobs Data
by Apex Home Loans on April 10, 2012
Americans continue to get back to work. Last Friday, in its Non-Farm Payrolls report for the month of March, the Bureau of...
Mortgage Rates Expected To Rise On A Strong Job Report
by Apex Home Loans on March 8, 2012
With home affordability at an all-time high, buoyed by the lowest mortgage rates ever, it's been a terrific time to buy or...
Home Affordability Threatened By Friday's Jobs Report
by Apex Home Loans on February 2, 2012
This week, once more, we find mortgage rates are on a downward trajectory. Conforming mortgage rates have returned to near...
Friday's Jobs Report Represents A Big Risk To Low Mortgage Rates
by Apex Home Loans on December 1, 2011
Have you been floating a mortgage rate? It may be time to lock. At 8:30 AM ET Friday, the government's Bureau of Labor...
A Mortgage Rate Strategy Ahead Of Friday's Jobs Report
by Apex Home Loans on October 6, 2011
Mortgage rates are prepped to make big moves in the next 36 hours. Is it time for you to call in your rate lock? Friday, at...