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To: xcr600 who wrote (9458)8/21/2001 7:03:19 PM
From: Bucky Katt  Respond to of 13094
 
I doubt they will drop much, there needs to be a 3-4% spread over the bank borrow rate for a mortgage to make sense, otherwise why right it?
The 15 & 30 year mortgages are tied to lt bonds, whereas the FED is lowering overnite short term rates.
Another problem is more & more consumers have crudy credit reports, and I think the same is true of businesses that are in need of funds, so that is another set of problems.



To: xcr600 who wrote (9458)8/21/2001 8:12:05 PM
From: Ken Reidy  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 13094
 
There is a discussion of Mortgage Interest Rates at this site that I read daily to help me decide when to lock my rate in:

monstermoving.com



To: xcr600 who wrote (9458)8/23/2001 8:59:46 AM
From: Mr. Big  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 13094
 
This guy on CNBS said they should be 5.5% and they're still around 7% for 30 years. They have barely budged after 7 or 8 rate drops this year and those early rate drops were 1/2 point at a time. 7% ain't bad but 6% is much better