If consumer spending is a keystone element in the U.S. economic recovery, a full-on rebound is likely underway. Retail Sales is higher for 7 straight months and is now at an all-time high.
Mortgage rates are easing lower this morning on just-released, slightly worse-than-expected Retail Sales data from December 2010.
Rising Retail Sales and Consumer Confidence data hints that the days of 4 percent, 30-year fixed rate mortgages may be nearing its end.
The recent rise in mortgage rates was slowed this week after the government released its Retail Sales report for August.
Mortgage rates are dropping this morning on weaker-than-expected Retail Sales data from December. Lower rates means more bang for your home-buying buck.
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