October 2026 - Starwest Mortgage Corporation

October 27, 2026 – It’s Fed Day

Economic Commentary Today the Federal Reserve meets for the first time since their meeting in September and hiked the Fed’s benchmark interest rate by 0.25%. A lot has happened since this last meeting, and a lot is going to happen immediately after the meeting. Let’s cover the past first. We had a surprisingly weak September jobs report released the first...” Read More

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October 20, 2026 – Is The Economy Strong?

Economic Commentary Typically, we can answer this question beyond a shadow of a doubt. This year seems to be an exception. Overall economic growth is measured by the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and the economy averaged a 2.35% growth rate for the first half of the year. This amounts to a solid growth rate. Not too hot and certainly not...” Read More

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October 13, 2026 – Inflation in Focus

Economic Commentary It is mid-month and we are two weeks away from the next meeting of the Federal Reserve’s Open Market Committee. The September jobs report has been released as we reported in our last commentary. This week will feature two inflation reports – the consumer and producer price indices (CPI & PPI). The markets believe that the Fed considers...” Read More

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October 6, 2026 – Where Do We Go From Here?

Economic Commentary Like most years, this year has been a very interesting one with many twists and turns from an economic standpoint. We started the year with a lot of optimism regarding interest rates and the real estate market. In late February 30-year fixed mortgage rates hovered around 6.0%, and America had commenced refinancing their higher fixed rate mortgages. About...” Read More

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October 27, 2026 – It’s Fed Day

October 20, 2026 – Is The Economy Strong?

October 13, 2026 – Inflation in Focus

October 6, 2026 – Where Do We Go From Here?

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