Showing posts with label Fed rate cut. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fed rate cut. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Mortgage Rates Higher After Fed Rate Cut?

According to CNN Money, 30-year fixed mortgage rates actually go up after the Fed rate cut: the reason being that long-term mortgage rates tend to anticipate the future--the risk of inflation in particular.

On a side note, mortgage application fees may go up due to a new push for independent appraisers.