The CEO or Freddie Mac, Ed Haldeman, recently gave a speech to the Detroit
Economic Club regarding a number of issues including the state of the
current Real Estate market. According to Mr. Haldeman we are in a “transition to a recovery”.
He went on to state that the two main factors were the stimulus package
and the fact that the Fed was keeping interest rates at record lows.
One statement he made during his speech was particularly interesting to me. He said that he expected the 30-year mortgage fixed interest
rate to remain between 5% and 6% throughout this year. Even if they
did rise to 6%, the interest rate would still be a record low. When I
was a mortgage banker/broker prior to going into Real Estate back in
the early 90’s , 7.5% was a GREAT rate!
However, I was discussing the interest rate issue today with a buyer awaiting an answer on an offer. He clearly stated that if interest
rates rise much above 5%, he’d be out of the market for the house he
desires.
We may be only 2 months into 2010, but in today’s market it may take several months to search, find, make an offer, and open escrow on a
buyer’s “dream home”. If interest rates go up at the end of this year
or the beginning of next year, the amount of house a buyer can afford
will in turn go down.
NOW is the time to buy!
As we all keep hearing, interest rates are at “historic lows”. But pardon me for sounding a bit like a retail shop owner when I say, “these rates won’t last forever”. We need to get buyers off the fence and into the market before they regret not buying like so many buyers before them.
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