Will we see the end of Boston real estate mortgage hikes?

Will we see the end of Boston real estate mortgage hikes?

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Will we see the end of Boston real estate mortgage hikes?

Mortgage interest rates are lower today across the most popular loan terms. According to Zillow, the average 30-year fixed rate fell by four basis points to 6.86%, the 20-year fixed rate dropped 11 basis points to 6.61%, and the 15-year mortgage rate slipped five basis points to 6.06%.

Peace be with you – condo for sale buyers keep the faith

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Will we see the end of Boston real estate mortgage hikes

Fed hikes rates again. Numerous economist hope this is the last hike.  The biggest concern for the Fed is the debt ceiling resolution.

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This isn’t exactly new news – most prognosticators figured the Fed would only raise their rate by 0.5% in December, instead of the 3/4% hikes recently – but the stock market liked it (up 628) and the 10-year yield dropped a tenth.  All we need is mortgage rates to be in the 5s for Boston condominium holiday selling season!

Fed time to moderate interest increases – good news for the Boston real estate market

Monetary policy affects the economy and inflation with uncertain lags, and the full effects of our rapid tightening so far are yet to be felt. Thus, it makes sense to moderate the pace of our rate increases as we approach the level of restraint that will be sufficient to bring inflation down. 

All about controlling inflation

The time for moderating the pace of rate increases may come as soon as the December meeting. Given our progress in tightening policy, the timing of that moderation is far less significant than the questions of how much further we will need to raise rates to control inflation, and the length of time it will be necessary to hold policy at a restrictive level. It is likely that restoring price stability will require holding policy at a restrictive level for some time. History cautions strongly against prematurely loosening policy. We will stay the course until the job is done.