Yup....you are hearing it here, but did you know that as economies improve the Fed will be forced to increase interest rates? Used as part of the "toolbox" available to market regulators, interest rates tend to increase when inflation is on the rise. Inflation occurs when there is too much money chasing too few goods.(It is actually more convoluted than that...) People are afraid that the Fed has put too much money out there for the volume of goods being produced.
However, unemployment is still high, so the Fed is artificially keeping rates low for the time being, in an effort to assist businesses in getting affordable credit to create jobs. If people go back to work, more goods are produced and consumer demand increases......well, you get the general picture.
Eventually, rates will need to increase, or be increased, to remove money from the system. The hard part for homebuyers is that mortgage rates will increase , also, as the rates are tied to long term treasuries. For every quarter point of a rate increase, the homebuyer's monthly payment increases. This can limit the price of a house one can afford.
Why wait?? House prices are LOW, mortgage rates are LOW! A buyer can get the best deal seen probably since...........this writer doesn't know when!
NOW IS THE TIME!!!
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Interest rates will rise
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