March 2026 - Starwest Mortgage Corporation

March 31, 2026 – What a Difference a Month Makes

Economic Commentary Let’s go back to the end of February. After a year of tepid job gains, slow housing growth and higher-than expected interest rates, things were starting to look up. We had a solid month of job growth in January and mortgage rates were moving down enough to entice prospective homebuyers to start shopping again. Plus, those who purchased...” Read More

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March 24, 2026 – The Fed Has Spoken

Economic Commentary The Federal Reserve met last week and, as we indicated in our last commentary, it appeared to be a whole new ball game. In the past several weeks news has been quite tumultuous, to say the least. First, our country started an all-out assault upon Iran in the Middle East. Considering the circumstances, it is no wonder that...” Read More

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March 17, 2026 – Are All Bets Off?

Economic Commentary The Federal Reserve’s Open Market Committee meets this week. A few weeks ago, market prognosticators were absolutely sure there would be no further movement by the Fed to lower rates again for the foreseeable future. Afterall, we have seen some positive economic news, and it is obvious that the fight against inflation is not finished by any means....” Read More

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March 10, 2026 – Focus Upon Job Growth, Tariffs & Now War

Economic Commentary The February employment report was released on Friday of last week. For the month of February, the economy lost 92,000 jobs and the unemployment rate rose to 4.4% from 4.3% the previous month. The previous two months of job gains were revised downward by 69,000 jobs. Following a solid month of jobs gains in January and a weak...” Read More

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March 3, 2026 – Jobs on the Agenda Again

Economic Commentary Unless there is another delay because of the previous government shutdowns, we will see another reading on the employment situation this Friday. In January there was a surprise increase of 130,000 jobs – the first time the economy added over 100,000 jobs in a month since April of last year. While this number is encouraging, we caution reading...” Read More

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March 31, 2026 – What a Difference a Month Makes

March 24, 2026 – The Fed Has Spoken

March 17, 2026 – Are All Bets Off?

March 10, 2026 – Focus Upon Job Growth, Tariffs & Now War

March 3, 2026 – Jobs on the Agenda Again

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