Mortgage Rates continue to head higher this morning. For the week, mortgage rates have been under HEAVY selling pressure. And it had everything to do with the Fed. In short, markets were somewhat surprised by the Fed’s rate hike outlook. Granted, the Fed Funds Rate (the thing the Fed would actually be hiking) doesn’t control mortgage rates, but the outlook speaks to how quickly the Fed would need to dial back its bond buying programs (aka “tapering”). Those programs definitely help keep rates low. The sooner the Fed begins tapering, the sooner mortgage rates will see upward pressure.
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Keith Murphy Branch Manager – Essex Mortgage NMLS #330827
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