The recent release of an employment report showing strong growth may be the key behind the rise in mortgage applications last week, CNBC reports. The strengthening jobs report offers a greater likelihood that the Federal Reserve will decide to raise interest rates next week, which may have prompted home owners and buyers to rush in to secure rates now.

Maricopa County Becomes First Major County to Approve Prediction Market Protection Policy
Today, the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a new policy to prohibit employees from using nonpublic information to personally profit from prediction markets.




