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comScore Forecasts Flat Growth for 2008 Holiday E-Commerce Spending

added: 26-11-2008

comScore reported its tracking of holiday season retail e-commerce spending for the first 23 days of the November - December 2008 holiday season, as well as its official spending forecast for the season. For the holiday season-to-date, $8.2 billion has been spent online, marking a 4-percent decline versus the corresponding days last year.

Mortgage Industry Prevented Record-High 225,000 Foreclosures In October 2008

added: 26-11-2008

HOPE NOW, the private sector alliance of mortgage servicers, counselors, and investors that has been working aggressively to prevent foreclosures and keep homeowners in their homes, announced that the mortgage industry prevented 225,000 foreclosures in October 2008, 13,000 more than the record set last month.

US Consumer Expenditures in 2007

added: 26-11-2008

Average annual expenditures per consumer unit, which is similar to a household, rose 2.6 percent in 2007 following an increase of 4.3 percent in 2006, according to results from the Consumer Expenditure Survey released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor.

American Women Confident in the Face of Economic Gloom

added: 26-11-2008

Women are spending less on microwaves, gifts, hobbies, gourmet coffees, video games, and even organic foods than they did just two months ago. And with the holidays approaching, they are about to get stingier still. But despite this stark outlook, fully 95 percent of all American women feel they will "make it" through the recession and 64 percent feel 2009 will find them financially "better off." These are among the findings of a recent study conducted for Fleishman-Hillard International Communications by the Harrison Group.

97 Percent of Consumers Shop Online This Holiday

added: 26-11-2008

The state of the economy is a key influence on consumer shopping habits. Sixty-one percent of consumers expect to make a concerted effort to cut back this holiday season.

The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index™ Improves Moderately, But Present Situation Weakens

added: 26-11-2008

The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index™, which had declined to an all-time low in October, improved moderately in November. The Index now stands at 44.9 (1985=100), up from 38.8 in October. The Present Situation Index decreased to 42.2 from 43.5 last month. The Expectations Index increased to 46.7 from 35.7 in October.

National Trend of Home Price Declines Continues Through the Third Quarter of 2008 According to the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices

added: 26-11-2008

Data through September 2008, released by Standard & Poor's for its S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices, the leading measure of U.S. home prices, shows continued broad based declines in the prices of existing single family homes across the United States, a trend that prevailed since 2007.

Mortgage Rates Fall Last Week, Now Below 6.00 Percent

added: 26-11-2008

Mortgage rates fell last week, with rates for 30-year fixed mortgages declining to 5.92 percent, down from 6.03 percent the week prior, according to the Zillow Mortgage Rate Monitor, compiled by leading real estate Web site Zillow.com®.

Holiday Shopping Takes a Hit

added: 26-11-2008

The holiday shopping season is shifting into gear - but it's reverse gear. Growing economic concerns are causing consumers to significantly curtail 2008 holiday spending plans according to a new national Morpace survey.

Many Community Banks Now Plan to Use TARP Capital

added: 26-11-2008

Over the past month, community bankers have reversed their view of the federal government's Troubled Assets Relief Program (TARP), and a majority now plan to use government capital to strengthen their balance sheets, according to a nationwide survey of community bankers conducted by Banc Investment Group (BIG) of San Francisco.

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