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Article: HOUSING Q & A What lower mortgage rates mean to you
- Article from:
- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- December 18, 2008
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The Federal Reserve's efforts to fight the financial crisis are
bringing down interest rates, setting the stage for more homeowners
to consider refinancing their mortgages and putting some money back
in their pockets.
The Fed's action to boost the sagging economy also could lead to
more home sales, at least among those who aren't worried about
losing their jobs.
The Mortgage Bankers Association said Wednesday that average 30-
year fixed rates fell last week to 5.18% with 1.13 points from 5.44%
with points of 1.24 points a week earlier on 80% loan-to-value
mortgages. But sub-5% rates increasingly seem to be expected,
especially since U.S. government policy-makers have said that's what
they'd ...
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