Employment

Three Things to Know About How Headlines Shape Mortgage Interest Rates

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / July 11, 2023 /

By Ryan Casey Stephens,  FPQP®Special Contributor Welcome to another week, one that is already a mixed bag of good and bad. On the one hand, the average 30-year fixed rate just hit its highest level since the 2008 financial crisis, and at a time when we expected rates to drop. At the same time, inflation…

This Labor Day, 1 in 3 Americans is Concerned About Keeping Their Job

By CandysDirt / August 31, 2021 /

From Staff Reports In light of the financial struggles faced by workers across the U.S. and in recognition of Labor Day, WalletHub conducted a nationally representative survey, which found that nearly 1 in 3 Americans worry about job security. In addition to examining how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted Americans’ finances, WalletHub’s survey also took…

Texas Will Add 294,100 Jobs In 2019, Dallas Fed Says

By Bethany Erickson / May 27, 2019 /

Texas will add almost 300,000 jobs this year according to the Dallas Fed, the Offices Two at Frisco Station topped out recently, and DFW ranked fifth overall in a recent ranking of best summer travel destinations. We have details in this week’s roundup of real estate news. Texas Will Add 294,100 Jobs In 2019, Dallas Fed Says…