The Federal Open Market Committee voted to leave the Fed Funds Rate unchanged within its current target range of 0.000-0.250 percent Wednesday.

Sales of new homes ticked lower in March, unexpectedly.

In March, for the second straight month, home resales slipped nationwide.

Last month marks the first time since July 2007 that foreclosure filings numbered less than 200,000 on a monthly basis -- a span of nearly 5 years.

In March, single-family Housing Starts were down 0.2% from the month prior, or just 1,000 units on a seasonally-adjusted, annualized basis.

For the first time in 3 months, homebuilder confidence has slipped.

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After a brief surge north 4 percent last month, mortgage rates have settled back near their lowest levels of all-time.

Last Friday, in its Non-Farm Payrolls report for the month of March, the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced 120,000 net new jobs created, plus combined revisions in the January and February reports of +4,000 jobs.

According to the EPA, during summer months, lawn and garden watering account for roughly 40% of a typical home's water use.

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The Federal Reserve has released the minutes from its last FOMC meeting. Mortgage rates are rising on the news.