{"id":15011,"date":"2015-01-16T21:12:37","date_gmt":"2015-01-16T21:12:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.topbev.com\/?p=15011"},"modified":"2015-01-16T21:21:38","modified_gmt":"2015-01-16T21:21:38","slug":"tb-trending-january-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.topbev.com\/?p=15011","title":{"rendered":"T&B Trending January 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"
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T&B Trending January 2015 Vol 1-2015<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Top Story<\/strong>November 2014 Job Growth \u2013 7th Best Month in 10 Years <\/strong><\/span>Source: Dr. Ted C. Jones<\/em><\/p>\n

Job growth continues to accelerate into the fall and winter as November 2014 saw 321,000 net new jobs (preliminary) added on a seasonally-adjusted annualized rate. That was the seventh best month of job growth in the past 10-years. Read more >><\/a><\/p>\n

In The News<\/strong><\/p>\n

Forecast: Full Steam Ahead for Housing
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Source: Themreport.com
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The housing market will continue its gradual recovery and gain momentum in 2015 after a disappointing 2014.<\/p>\n

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What’s Happening<\/strong><\/p>\n

Home Sales, Housing Starts Expected to See Significant Growth in 2015<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Source: Themreport.com<\/em><\/p>\n

Improvements in economic fundamentals, notably employment growth among millennials, will fuel significant increases in home sales and housing starts and a modest rise in home prices in 2015. Read more >><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

In Our Neighborhood<\/strong><\/p>\n

First-time homebuyers given more options to buy a home by FannieMae and FreddieMac:
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Source: Topkins & Bevans Blog<\/em><\/p>\n

Earlier this week new lending guidelines for first-time homebuyers were released in a statement by the FHFA Director Melvin L. Watt\u00a0. Watt wrote “The new lending guidelines released today by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will enable creditworthy borrowers who can afford a mortgage, but lack the resources to pay a substantial down payment plus closing costs, to get a mortgage with 3 percent down. <\/span>Read more >><\/span>
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