Answer by Debra (Debbie) Rose
Roger...........If I could predict the answer to that, I'd buy a lottery ticket instead, or head to Atlantic City and the roulette table.! Do I personally think the rates will jump up very high...
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There are a couple Federal economic stimulus programs scheduled to expire by 2Q 2010. The end of these programs may cause mortgage rates to increase by 1/2 to 1 percentage point. 1. Ends by 1Q2010:...
View ArticleAnswer by Jacob Varghese
Hi Roger, I do not think even Dr. Ben S. Bernanke will be knowing the answer to this question with 100% accuracy. The deal is the get the best house, at fair market value. Getting the lowest rate...
View ArticleAnswer by Richard Lecinski
Everything points to higher interest rates. The government is spending way too much money and the things in general are staring to look better. I watch a lot of the business news on MSNBC and that...
View ArticleAnswer by John Shellington
HIGHER! The economy is improving and the Fed is scheduled to quit buying mortgage backed securities around Marc or April.
View ArticleAnswer by Jean Powers
Hello Roger, I wish I had a crystal ball to answer this question. All indications are that they will rise. When I purchased my home in 1973, the interest rate was 7 1/2%. Since I have been in the...
View ArticleAnswer by Anna M Brocco
Unfortunately, none of us knows, but we all will in summer 2010. What we do now know is that interest rates are their lowest level since the 1940's--and if you qualify don't forget about the tax...
View ArticleAnswer by Barbara Van Duyn
Expect rates to be .50% to 1.0% higher than today. Mortgage rates are directly tied to the buying and selling of mortgage backed securities (MBS). In January of 2009, the Treasury comitted to...
View ArticleAnswer by Voices Member
Rates will be higher... But no one really knows so ...... Nothing like "experts" explaining they don't really know :) Maybe this would be fun to look at...More "experts" guessing in a Mortgage rate...
View ArticleAnswer by Garrick
We know interest rates will be going up soon. How soon and how much are the big questions. There is still no consensus on when the Fed will begin to increase rates. The majority, but not universal,...
View ArticleAnswer by Philip kaake
And thank you Garrick for bringing some much needed precision to the vexing question of rates. I had a feeling they were on there way up however this is a question that needed to be answered by a...
View ArticleAnswer by John-Michael Kyono
This is a great question since we are now in Summer and the interest rates are almost a 1/2 point lower the Dec. 2009.
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Roger, I answered this question yesterday on the following post: http://www.trulia.com/voices/Home_Buying/what_is_the_predica… Although I was a bit sarcastic on the other post, the truth is that we...
View ArticleAnswer by Troy Staten
I don't have a crystal ball but all of the experts I have talked to think we are going to be about 1 percent higher by the end of the summer. Rates right know have been held low by the feds and they...
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