Tag Archive for: rate increases

Inflation Slows & Rates Drop AGAIN; WHY SO IMPORTANT?

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Rates plummeted yesterday after Fed Chair Jerome Powell made some comments indicating that the Fed will start to slow its rate increases. Rumor has it that he got early notice […]Read More

How Much Have Rates Risen? Will They Fall?

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Last year at this time, the average conforming 30-year fixed-rate was about 2.7%, per Freddie Mac. Currently, the average conforming rate is over 3.7%. So, rates have risen a full 1% now over the last 12 months.Read More

4% Rates By June? Bad News & Good News; No Meltdown Here

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I am always hesitant to predict rate-increases because they so often do not come about. But, because rates have increased over 1/2% over the last few months and because Barry […]Read More

How Do Higher Rates Affect Buying Power?

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Rates Back To Pre-Pandemic Levels We are officially back to pre-pandemic rate-levels, and it looks like rates will continue to climb in the short run at least. Whether or not […]Read More

The Fed Lost Control Over Interest Rates; Now What?

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RATES AT 8 MONTH LOW Rates are at an eight-month low right now – about 1/2 percent lower than they were at their peak in October. I should add though […]Read More