{"id":595583,"date":"2025-11-25T18:22:17","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T18:22:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drewdodds.vipmtginc.com\/blog\/?p=595583"},"modified":"2025-11-25T18:22:19","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T18:22:19","slug":"weekly-mortgage-market-update-november-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drewdodds.vipmtginc.com\/blog\/2025\/11\/25\/weekly-mortgage-market-update-november-17\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Mortgage Market Snapshot: Steady Rates, Mixed Labor Signals &#038; What to Watch Next"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"341\" src=\"https:\/\/drewdodds.vipmtginc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AdobeStock_1511244382-1024x341.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-595584\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drewdodds.vipmtginc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AdobeStock_1511244382-1024x341.jpeg 1024w, 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class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\ud83d\udcf0 Key Economic Highlights: Labor Cooling, Housing Showing Life<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Stronger\u2014but Complicated\u2014Job Growth<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>September added <strong>119,000 new jobs<\/strong>, beating expectations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>However, downward revisions showed <strong>August at a net loss of 4,000<\/strong> and <strong>June down 13,000<\/strong>\u2014marking the first time since 2020 that two months posted declines.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Unemployment ticked up slightly<\/strong>, from 4.3% to <strong>4.4%<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Government Shutdown = Delayed Data<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Due to the recent government shutdown, the September jobs report was delayed, and the <strong>BLS will release only partial October data<\/strong>\u2014alongside full November data\u2014<strong>on December 16<\/strong>.<br>This matters because it comes <strong>after the Fed\u2019s December 9\u201310 meeting<\/strong>, meaning policymakers must vote <strong>without a complete jobs picture<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Fed Outlook: Divided on a December Cut<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Fed has already cut rates in <strong>September<\/strong> and <strong>October<\/strong>, but members remain split on whether to reduce rates again at the December meeting.<br>The balancing act:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Inflation risk<\/em><br>vs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Clear signs of labor-market cooling<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Jobless Claims: Stable but Elevated<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Initial Claims have stayed <strong>~220,000\u2013235,000<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Continuing Claims have held <strong>above 1.9 million since mid-May<\/strong>, signaling that workers are taking longer to secure new jobs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\ud83c\udfe1 Housing Market Update: Activity Picks Up<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Existing Home Sales<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Up <strong>1.2% in October<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Up <strong>1.7% year-over-year<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Inventory remains <strong>11% higher than last year<\/strong><br>With lower mortgage rates, future reports may show further improvement.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Homebuilder Confidence Is Rising<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Confidence nudged up to <strong>38 in November<\/strong>, the strongest reading since April.<br>Builders remain cautiously optimistic about <strong>2026<\/strong>, even as economic uncertainty 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