{"id":17583,"date":"2009-03-19T21:29:04","date_gmt":"2009-03-19T21:29:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/whatsthepointofaventura.com\/2009\/03\/19\/will-mortgage-rates-go-down\/"},"modified":"2019-04-23T20:56:30","modified_gmt":"2019-04-23T20:56:30","slug":"will-mortgage-rates-go-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ewmrealestate.com\/blog\/will-mortgage-rates-go-down\/","title":{"rendered":"Will Mortgage Rates Go Down?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Federal Reserve Makes An Announcement:\u00a0 Mortgage Rates fall below 5%<br \/>\n<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-708\" style=\"margin: 5px\" src=\"http:\/\/whatsthepointofaventura.com\/files\/2009\/03\/federal-reserve1.jpg\" alt=\"Federal Reserve\" width=\"100\" height=\"67\" \/>The Fed just announced that they will buy another$300 billion in long-term government bonds and $750 billion in mortgage backed securities guaranteed by <strong><a id=\"aptureLink_8YKNxZ2I7W\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fannie%20Mae\">Fannie Mae<\/a><\/strong> and <a id=\"aptureLink_J8rRYSSUGJ\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Freddie%20Mac\"><strong>Freddie Mac<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Will this cause a big drop in mortgage rates?\u00a0 Not necessarily, although analysts expect rates will decrease 0.25 to 0.5 percentage points.\u00a0 The Fed&#8217;s actions create a demand for mortgage backed securities which should most likely keep home loan rates from increasing for the foreseeable future.\u00a0 This is good news for home buyers who realize that now is the time to buy and want to take advantage of the bargain prices that are out there.\u00a0 However, based on what the Fed has been buying when they started their purchasing program at the beginning of this year, their actions may keep a lid on rates, but may not push them much lower.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"style3\">By the close of business on March 19, the 30-year conforming FRM fell to 4.94%, according to<\/span> <a title=\"HSH Associates\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.hsh.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>HSH Associates<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0 With rates this low and so many bargains out there, what is keeping you from buying?\u00a0 Don&#8217;t wait until prices start to rise.\u00a0 Take advantage of today&#8217;s low interest rates.<\/p>\n<p>Contact me if you have any questions at solovay.m@ewm.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Federal Reserve Makes An Announcement:\u00a0 Mortgage Rates fall below 5% The Fed just announced that they will buy another$300 billion in long-term government bonds and $750 billion in mortgage backed securities guaranteed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. 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