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Short Takes: Unemployment Rate Expected to Rise / Delinquencies Increase / Sale Prices Decline at KB Home / Citi Offers Large RPL MBS
March 25, 2026
Brandon Ivey
MBA projects that the unemployment rate will rise from 4.4% in the first quarter of 2026 to a peak of 4.7% in the third quarter.
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