by Susanne Dwyer | Jan 24, 2019 | Latest News, National, News |
With the Federal Reserve indicating a looser policy, the housing market is on a path toward plateauing, according to analysts at Fannie Mae. Fannie Mae’s Economic and Strategic Research Group expects the Fed to hike interest rates once this year, according to...
by Beth McGuire | Jan 7, 2019 | Buying/Selling, National, News, Tip of the Day, Trending |
Regardless of their political affiliations, brokers are not enjoying the ramifications of the partial government shutdown that kicked in before the holidays. While there are plenty of other factors driving buyers and sellers to make a deal in this climate, there is no...
by Susanne Dwyer | Nov 11, 2018 | Consumer, Home Spun Wisdom, Latest News, News, Tip of the Day |
(TNS)—When the Federal Reserve raises interest rates, you feel it. “The Federal Reserve has its fingers in your pocketbook to a greater degree than the IRS,” says Michael Reese, a certified financial planner in Traverse City, Mich. In September, the Fed...
by Susanne Dwyer | Sep 18, 2018 | Consumer, Home Spun Wisdom, Latest News, News |
(TNS)—Interest rates are going up. The Federal Reserve in June hiked rates for the second time in 2018, and there could be two more rate hikes before the end of the year, including one at this month’s Fed meeting. Sure, the increases mean it will cost more to...
by Susanne Dwyer | Jul 22, 2018 | Advice, Consumer, For Your Clients, Home Spun Wisdom, Latest News, News |
(TNS)—Not knowing your mortgage rate can be an expensive mistake, especially in this rising interest rate market. Yet nearly three in 10 mortgage holders (29 percent) either didn’t know their mortgage rate or wouldn’t say, according to a survey by...