Hold on to your wallets cause
mortgage rates are going up!
Real estate professionals say the 0.25 percent increase in the rate that banks charge each other for overnight loans is not spurring home buyers to jump into the market out of concern that
mortgage rates are going to follow suit.
Because homeowning builds wealth over time, when home prices, rents, and
mortgage rates are all going up — like they are now and will be for the next several years — there is a substantial opportunity cost to waiting to buy.
Unfortunately, no one has a crystal ball, and no one knows what
mortgage rates are going to do.
The yield on the 10 - year Treasury note, which is the best market indicator of where
mortgage rates are going, did briefly touch 3.00 % on Wednesday but quickly retreated back down on Thursday after the Consumer Price Index reading came in below expectations.
I don't think there's an economist out there that wouldn't agree with the assertion that
mortgage rates are going to rise next year in Canada.
Looks like fewer people are buying into the idea that
mortgage rates are going to increase in 2013.
The 10 - year Treasury note, which is the best market indicator of where
mortgage rates are going, is approaching 3.0 % and investors are closely monitoring the situation.
The yield on the 10 - year Treasury note, which is the best market indicator of where
mortgage rates are going, is down almost four basis points to 2.82 %.
Right now, it's looking like
mortgage rates are going to hold at present levels or move higher.
The focus for financial market participants is on the bond market, with the yield on the 10 - year Treasury note (the best market indicator of where
mortgage rates are going) approaching the crucial psychological threshold of 3.00 %.
And rest assured, every time the Fed talks about or raises interest rates, the cable news networks start shrieking about how
mortgage rates are going up in a cloud of their own ignorance.
The yield on the 10 - year Treasury note, which is the best market indicator of where
mortgage rates are going, is down a little over one basis point.
Because I don't think
mortgage rates are going to be this low forever.
Yesterday, we saw the yield on the 10 - year Treasury note, which is the best market indicator of where
mortgage rates are going, move down to its lowest level since late January.
The yield on the 10 - year Treasury note is the best market indicator of where
mortgage rates are going.
If
mortgage rates are going down, it makes sense to wait a little before refinancing.
On December 15, 2010, we also reported that discounted Fixed
mortgage rates were going up but Posted mortgage rates were staying the same... we stated that your mortgage penalty would not decrease as it normally does when rates go up.
The lower your score, the less attractive that
mortgage rate is going to be, so this is one of your main reasons for keeping your credit score in good standing.
You can also use online tools such as mortgage calculators to analyze in advance how much a particular
mortgage rate is going to cost you in the long run and whether or not it is the most affordable solution for you at the moment.
There used to be days when
mortgage rates were going up and down over time.
«If I thought
mortgage rates were going to trend downward, I might hold off a little bit,» said Mr. Youse, a 42 - year - old graphic designer.
The mortgage rate is going up soon and that might screw up the market so maybe it's time to sell now and take your profit.
It would be like asking what
your mortgage rate is going to be before the bank considers your credit score, income, and consider the down payment amount.
Not exact matches
¦ «Right now
is a great opportunity to take advantage of low
rates» and pay down
mortgage principal, Heath says, «since less of your payment
is going to interest.»
«(With an alternative lender), the interest
rates are higher, the qualifying
rate is higher than if you
were going with a traditional bank and they
are going to charge one per cent of the
mortgage amount (as a lender's fee) for closing, so that means your closing costs increase.»
«If you
're in the market for a
mortgage and you
're over 740, you
're going to get the best
rate,» says Weston.
«There
's going to
be some reluctance for homeowners that have rock bottom
mortgage rates to trade out of that into a higher
rate, whether it
's through a move or a cash - out refinance,» said Greg McBride, chief financial analyst at Bankrate.com.
«The cumulative effect of interest
rate hikes
is going to begin mounting,» said Greg McBride, Bankrate.com's chief financial analyst, particularly on variable -
rate loans such as credit cards, home equity lines of credit and adjustable -
rate mortgages, which could rise within one to two statement cycles.
I see no evidence that most Canadians actually pay attention to Carney's sporadic announcements; the available evidence strongly suggests they
're influenced more by his setting of the overnight
rate, which
goes a long way in determining the interest costs on their
mortgages and lines of credit.
The conventional wisdom
goes that it
's not worth refinancing if you can't get a
rate that
's at least 1 % lower than your current
mortgage rate.
If this
is the case, you might
be worried that
mortgage rates will
go up.
The benchmark 10 - year Treasury yield
is on the verge of breaking 3 percent and
is likely to
go higher from there, taking interest
rates on
mortgages and a whole range of business and consumer loans higher with it.
If
mortgage rates go up to 5 %, people
are going to notice.
Learn about the differences in
mortgage rates, so you'll know if you
are going to get the best deal from your
mortgage loan lender.
I'll definitely
be weighing between whether extra money would
be better spent
going towards savings for down payment or paying down existing debt (don't have much, just some student loans with a
rate comparable to current
mortgage rates).
You should
be able to get more accurate
mortgage rate quotes this way and get a better idea of whether you should
go with a fixed interest
rate or an adjustable -
rate mortgage.
Other
rates tied to the Fed
's, like
mortgage rates,
are going up as well, and that
's weighed a bit on
mortgage lending and refis.
The only thing
is, what
's going to happen to the banks if / when
rates go up and lots of people
are holding cheap
mortgages.
In that space, we know that the new rules mean you need to
be much more qualified to have that
mortgage today than before the rules
went into place, so there
is a cushion in there where you can tolerate a higher
rate of interest and so on because you have
been tested against it.
When that period
is over, your
mortgage rate will either
go higher or lower, depending on market conditions.
While it
's not
going to offer you the lowest possible
mortgage rate, Chase
is a solid lender for first - time homebuyers thanks to its variety of loans, wide network of Michigan branch offices and well - developed online resources.
Going with a 30 - year fixed -
rate mortgage provides people with consistency on the size of monthly
mortgage payments
being made.
Also, unless you've
been pre-approved for a
mortgage, you
're going to
be estimating the
mortgage interest
rate.
If you have a variable -
rate mortgage with payments that can change, save more when the monthly payments
are low so you can prepare for when the monthly payments
go up.
Not only
is the
mortgage rate fixed over time, the percent of payment
going towards principal also increases over time.
The first argument against refinancing
goes that it doesn't make sense to refinance unless you
're lowering your
mortgage rate by one percentage point or more.
And fourth, I guess I could refinance my existing
mortgage, but it
's hard to imagine
rates will
go lower than they already
were.
Bottom line: Home buyers and homeowners who
are in the market for a
mortgage loan next year probably have little to worry about, as far as rising
rates go.
Nice write up, I
am hoping the fed actually does that 4.5 %
mortgage rate rumor that
is going around.