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Fed Interest Rate Decision (1) On July 26th, The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate by 25 bps, reversing a pause in rate-hikes that occurred in June. While the... View Article

Source: The Washington Post The U.S. economy expanded by an annual rate of 2.4 percent between April and June, powered by brisk consumer and government spending, marking an acceleration of... View Article

Source: Globe St. The closure of Silicon Valley Bank, First Republic Bank, and Signature Bank earlier this year were the embodiment of concern that had been building. Many commercial banks... View Article

Inflation (1) The consumer price index (CPI) rose by 0.2% month-over-month and 3.0% year-over-year through June, according to the latest numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. June’s monthly pace... View Article

Edited By Clifford Hockley, CPM, CCIM SVN Bluestone, Principal Broker As we near the mid-point of 2023, the Portland apartment market has shifted dramatically from 2022 which was a record-breaking... View Article

The SVN Economic Update for June covers several areas but the Fed Interest Rate Decision is the highlight! Fed Interest Rate Decision (1) On June 14th, The Federal Reserve announced... View Article

Q1 2023 GDP (1) The US economy grew at an annualized rate of 1.1% during the first quarter of this year, slowing significantly from the Q4 2022 annualized rate of... View Article

CPI Inflation The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.1% month-over-month and 5.0% year-over-year through March, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ latest release. It was the slowest monthly climb... View Article

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(1) Interest Rate Impact on Bank Securities and Capital After recent distress in the banking sector, there is a risk that many of the small and mid-sized banks that hold... View Article

Inflation The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.4% month-over-month and 6.0% year-over-year on a seasonally adjusted basis through February, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ March 14th release. Both... View Article

Homebuilding Sentiment Rises According to the latest data from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), homebuilding confidence is on the rise. The NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) rose... View Article

By Clifford Hockley, CPM, CCIM SVN Bluestone, Principal Broker If your desk is like mine, it might be a little cluttered. You probably have many ideas driving through your brain... View Article