Mortgage rates are up around 2% since the beginning of 2022. The word of the year is inflation. The Federal Reserve now admits that the “Transitory Inflation” they were expecting while keeping the rates artificially low to offset the Covid close down economic hit, is much stickier than expected. The ... » Learn More about Mortgage Rates Are Up – But Not Relative To History
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Fed Rate Increase – What Does It Mean For Mortgage Rates, Real Estate Market and Inflation?
The Federal Reserve did the widely predicted increase of the Fed Funds Rate from 0-.25% to .25-.5%. The ¼% isn’t a big deal, but the Fed Chairman Powell indicated that the target is 7 rate increases with a target of 1.9% by the end of 2022, and 2.8% in 2023-2024. The Q&A during the Chairman’s ... » Learn More about Fed Rate Increase – What Does It Mean For Mortgage Rates, Real Estate Market and Inflation?
Mortgage Rates – Not Where They’ve Been, But Where Are They Going?
The big news is the CPI (Consumer Price Index) is now at 7.5%. Most in 40 years. The Federal Reserve is behind the curve on normalizing interest rates from their end. They are still tapering their Quanitative Easing (purchasing Mortgage-Backed Securities and Bonds) artificially keeping long rates ... » Learn More about Mortgage Rates – Not Where They’ve Been, But Where Are They Going?
Double Hit on Mortgage Rates From Fed and FHFA
As you can see in the chart of the 10 year note, the long term rates have jumped pretty hard starting just before Christmas. Today the Federal Reserve's meeting notes shows their aggressive approach to normalizing interest rates. The Fed already announced they will be doubling tapering amounts ... » Learn More about Double Hit on Mortgage Rates From Fed and FHFA
The History of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae Conforming Interest Rates
The recent conforming loan limit increase announcement from the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) for 2022 was the largest in percentage terms and in the actual amount historically. The attached list reflects the conforming loan amounts going back to 1980. The maximum loan limits are based ... » Learn More about The History of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae Conforming Interest Rates