How are mortgage rates affected when the Federal Reserve enacts contractionary and expansionary monetary?
Wednesday, April 29th, 2009
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Fed Reservse rate slashes and the current mortgage rates?
Friday, March 13th, 2009
ohioan_femme asked:
Today, Federal Reserve slashes benchmark interest rate to between 0.25 and zero percent. What the heck does that mean? And how come no matter how many times the Fed slash the rate, it barely affects the 15-year and 30-year mortgage interest rates? Does it have something to do with the housing demand? Isn’t the housing industry in the pits now? How come the rates are not going down? Can anyone explain this to me in layman’s language?
Today, Federal Reserve slashes benchmark interest rate to between 0.25 and zero percent. What the heck does that mean? And how come no matter how many times the Fed slash the rate, it barely affects the 15-year and 30-year mortgage interest rates? Does it have something to do with the housing demand? Isn’t the housing industry in the pits now? How come the rates are not going down? Can anyone explain this to me in layman’s language?
Thank you.
Lydia