Author: Brian Manning

  • Friday Market Update: September 29th 2023

    Friday Market Update: September 29th 2023

    Is Inflation Moving in the Right Direction?  Happy Friday! Brian Manning here with the weekly update, let’s get right to it! But first of all our 9th annual Fall Fiesta is taking place Saturday, November 11th. Super pumped to benefit for Conscious Alliance! Come on out, raise some money for a good cause. Catered by…

  • Friday Market Update: September 22nd 2023

    Friday Market Update: September 22nd 2023

    The Federal Reserve DID NOT hike rates this week! Happy Friday Brian Manning here the weekly update. First, I want to invite you to our ninth annual Fall Fiesta taking place Saturday, November 11th! We’re super stoked to do this again, it’s going to be an incredible event. It’s also a benefit for Conscious Alliance,…

  • Friday Market Update: September 15th 2023

    Friday Market Update: September 15th 2023

    Is Inflation Moving in The Right Direction? Happy Friday. Brian Manny here with your weekly update. Let’s get right to it. So.. Monday, this week was the 22nd anniversary of 9/11. I can’t believe it’s been 22 years. You know what’s interesting is if you look back at that event. What it did to our…

  • Friday Market Update: September 8th 2023

    Friday Market Update: September 8th 2023

    Today we’re diving into what fed members are saying about the September 20th meeting. The big question at hand: will they hike rates again?? Happy Friday, Brian Manning. Here the weekly update. Let’s get right to it. So Monday, this week was Labor Day. I can’t believe it. When I first moved to Colorado, I…

  • Friday Market Update: August 25th 2023

    Friday Market Update: August 25th 2023

    Jerome Powell’s Speech Today Has us Asking….. Happy Friday! Brian Manning here’s a weekly update. Let’s get right to it. So Monday this week was a relatively quiet news day. The reason why is because the Federal Reserve started their symposium this week in Jackson Hole. That was concluded today ,we’ll talk more about that.…

  • Debunking 2023 Housing Market Myths

    Debunking 2023 Housing Market Myths

    Worried about how a recession will impact the housing market? Constantly changing headlines and predictions make the 2023 housing market extremely challenging to navigate. Unfortunately, the number of misconceptions about buying, selling and owning a home has never been higher. According to a recent survey by Fannie Mae, 82% of people believe it’s a bad time to…

  • Friday Market Update: August 18th 2023

    Friday Market Update: August 18th 2023

    Is the U.S. Experiencing Recession Like Conditions? Happy Friday, Brian Manning here with the weekly update! Let’s get right to it. Let’s see. So Monday this week was a relatively quiet newsday, not a lot to talk about there. Tuesday, we got retail sales, retail sales were for the month of July, they came back…

  • Friday Market Update: August 11th 2023

    Friday Market Update: August 11th 2023

    Inflation is Moving in the Right Direction! Happy Friday! Brian Manning with the weekly update. Let’s get right to it. In this week’s update we’re discussing how inflation is reporting better than we expected. This is helping mortgage rates, but how? Let’s dive into it.  I’m Brian Manning, your Senior Mortgage Advisor, & I’m here…

  • Friday Market Update: July 21st 2023

    Friday Market Update: July 21st 2023

    Is The Housing Recession Behind Us? Happy Friday! Brian Manning with the weekly update. Let’s get right to it. So, Monday this week, we had Redfin put out an article. This is talking about the month of June and home inventory said inventory was down 15% on a year-over-year basis. We’re feeling that in most…

  • Friday Market Update: July 14th 2023

    Friday Market Update: July 14th 2023

    Inflation Moves Lower & So Do Mortgage Rates! Happy Friday! Brian Manning here with the weekly update. Let’s get right to it. So, Monday this week was a relatively quiet news day, because we knew we had some big inflation data coming out. So, really all eyes were just waiting on the inflation data. Tuesday…