In another gem from Kenny Pratt at Simple RE, he explains how swaps affect conduit loan pricing. The post has lots of links to where he pulled information and is a pretty quick, but thorough, explanation. I definitely found it helpful. ...
NRF has come out with their holiday sales projections and they are calling for a 4.0 percent gain. That's interesting because it's lower than the number the group recorded last year--a 4.6 percent gain (in contrast with its projection of a 5.0...