Alcohol consumption in the U.S. has hit a record low, with only 54% of adults reporting they drink, down 13% since 2020.

The intention is not to generate more income but to reduce the consumption of income through lower ongoing maintenance expense.

Add in strong economic growth and a still-tight labor market, and the picture becomes clearer: conditions are stabilizing not stalling.Here’s what matters this week and why it’s relevant for buyers, sellers, and agents right now.Inflation Data Comes in As Expected (A Win for Rates)The Fed’s preferred inflation gauge, Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE), rose 0.2% in both October and November, keeping annual inflation at 2.8%.

Inflation is moving in the right direction, but growth and consumption remain firm enough to justify patience.

To our regular sources...I thank you...you seem to be rarer and rarer these days. 

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Investors will also closely monitor Personal Income, which shapes consumer spending capacity and underlying inflation pressure, and Real Personal Spending, which provides the cleanest inflation‑adjusted measure of household demand; together these releases will help clarify whether consumption remains strong enough to keep upward pressure on yields or begins to moderate in a way that could ease the Fed’s policy constraints going into February.WEEKLY INTEREST RATE SNAPSHOT (Images)*National average rates are provided by Bankrate.com and Bloomberg Professional as of 1/20/2026 and are not advertised rates from Rate, Inc.Addison, Allen, Anna, Azle, Batch Springs, Bedford, Benbrook, Burleson, Cedar Hill, Celina, Cleburne, Colleyville, Coppell, Corinth, Crowley, DeSoto, Duncanville, Ennis, Euless, Farmers Branch, Fate, Flower Mound, Forest Hill, Forney, Glenn Heights, Grapevine, Greenville, Haltom City, Highland Village, Hurst, Keller, Lancaster, Little Elm, Mansfield, Midlothian, Mineral Wells, Murphy, North Richland Hills, Prosper, Red Oak, Rockwall, Rowlett, Royse City, Sachse, Saginaw, Seagoville, Southlake, Terrell, The Colony, Trophy Club, University Park, Watauga, Waxahachie, Weatherford, White Settlement, Wylie, Dallas, Fort Worth, Plano, Irving, Garland, Grand Prairie, McKinney, Frisco, Mesquite, Carrollton, Denton, Richardson, Lewisville, or Arlington

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