The Fed's rate hike on Tuesday was expected and the Fed's cautiously optimistic outlook calmed the market. As a result, 30-year fixed mortgage rates should stay steady near or just below 6 percent for a while, giving prospective homebuyers another chance to get in with a low rate.
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VINCE MALTA Anytime the 30-year fixed rate goes over 6 percent, consumers start asking for an alternative produc... ANTHONY HSIEH The small increase in mortgage rates in November may have prompted many prospective homebuyers to ju... GREGORY KLUMP Taking into consideration the fact that mortgage rates have fallen from the earlier peak at the end ... FRANK NOTHAFT Adjustable-rate mortgages (ARMs) were more strongly affected by the latest Federal Reserve rate hike... FRANK NOTHAFT The affordability issue becomes very real when mortgage rates rise because a lot of people have take... BRIAN MCQUADE Preserving the 30-year prepayable fixed-rate mortgage - it's like the bedrock of the housing sys... BILL ACKMAN For the last couple of months, I've been contacting clients and giving them that opportunity. You're... GARY AKRIGHT So far this year, fixed-rate mortgage rates have risen only slightly. Long-term mortgage rates are o... FRANK NOTHAFT Interest-rate support for the Australian dollar will lessen quite substantially as the year progress... NICK BENNENBROEK The near-term outlook for the yen remains bearish, ... obviously it will be difficult to come up wit... TOMOKO FUJII Anticipation of a 25-basis-point rate cut pushed mortgage rates downward in this week's survey, and ... FRANK NOTHAFT The dollar's firm tone is supported by a shift in the market focus back to interest rate differentia... KOSUKE HANAO They should calculate what their rate would be if adjusted in today's market and compare that with t... GARY AKRIGHT Compared to the 30-year fixed mortgage, the 40-year fixed mortgage offers monthly loan payments that... THERESA PARKER We expect a hike of 25 basis points and probably 50 basis pints, ... Any smaller rate hike or no rat... CARL WEINBERG We expect a hike of 25 basis points and probably 50 basis pints. Any smaller rate hike or no rate hi... CARL WEINBERG Think about the relative merit of variable rates versus fixed-rate credit. Locking in a fixed rate n... FRITZ ELMENDORF We book our exports forward for more than a year, and so we have a fixed rate. We do not get the spo... BABA KALYANI The peak of the interest rate cycle may be much higher than expected. Continued inflation in the US ... LOUIS WONG Our turnover rate as of May of this year was about 70 percent, which is about 30 percent below the i... BOB FARLEY The feds are on the record as saying enrollment could be as late as (Dec. 30). JUDE WALSH If you have a variable rate mortgage, now is the time to refinance and lock in a fixed rate to prote... GARY AMBROSE Another quarter-point rate hike is baked in the cake. But we are near the end. DAVID JONES The markets have already priced in at least one rate hike and are beginning to price in the second r... TOMOKO FUJII With the rate verdict due later, there's a cautious mood creeping into equity markets as although a ... MATT BUCKLAND You're full of contradictions, Ms. Wallace." I looked up at him and arched a brow. "I'm a girl... TAMMARA WEBBER The yen will stay under pressure because of interest rate differentials. I am not so confident how t... ARMIN MEKELBURG Feeling more comfortable about the upcoming economic rebound, the financial markets relaxed a bit th... FRANK NOTHAFT A 30-year fixed loan is really an insurance policy that the rate won't change. JAY LUBER The key question for the market is whether they will signal a rate hike before the end of the year. LENA KOMILEVA It reduces the rate of return on that $6.5 trillion hiding in money-market accounts. As that rate of... WAYNE ANGELL Fixed mortgage rates stayed in a narrow, historically low, band in February. BOB WALTERS The intent of that, in my view, is to say they are very cautious about looking forward. A rate hike ... ERIC LASCELLES The interest rates are at its lowest point now because of the economic turmoil. People in the market... ZENG HAN JUN I'd say there's only a 25 percent chance of a rate hike in June even. Even with another strong jobs ... BILL CHENEY The short-term interest-rate level at 4.25 on fed funds provides mortgage rates which definitely won... KIT JUCKES Long-term rates are below the federal fund rate. That tells you the Fed's too tight. The reason the ... MICHAEL ANCELL There were many years where the Fed Funds rate was as low as 1 percent and interest rates on savings... LAURA BRUCE The real short-term outlook for us is pretty positive given that we don't see a Fed rate hike in Aug... CHRIS WOLFE We've reached the point where employers need to start hiring again, but productivity growth will sta... GUS FAUCHER The speech quietly signaled a 25-basis-point (quarter percentage point) rate hike in February, and w... CONRAD DEQUADROS Approximately 30 percent to 40 percent of patients with advanced laryngeal cancer will not be cured ... GREGORY WOLF When interest rates rise, the rate gap with the U.S. will narrow and that will provide pressure for ... JEFFREY TAN When a robbery victim does not defend himself, the robber succeeds 88 percent of the time, and the v... DAVID KOPEL We are going for a flat market in aggregate for next year, with a bit of upside in the first quarter... BEN FUNNELL We are going for a flat market in aggregate for next year, with a bit of upside in the first quarter... BEN FUNNELL The market has believed that next year the Fed will ease down while the ECB amps up its rate hike cy... GREG SALVAGGIO [Granville had a 100 percent graduation rate for the 2003-2004 school year. Newark had 78.1, while a... DAN MONTGOMERY The 'full employment' unemployment rate is about 5 percent, ... It's still the case that the unemplo... GUS FAUCHER Judging by market rates, there is a 70 percent probability of a rate cut by March. ANDREW CHAVERIAT Whenever you can get a muni-bond at or over 6 percent, that's a very attractive rate. MARIO DEROSE Another interest rate hike in March is a 'done deal' among market participants and a pause is likely... MASAMICHI KOIKE The overall PMI shows we are still in rate cut territory. But the PMI has been below this (current) ... CHRIS WILLIAMSON After the Fed comes out with its rate hike, and when it communicates to the market that it's satisfi... ASHRAF LAIDI The historical low delinquency rate was 3.9 percent in the late 1970s, while the historical high for... DOUG DUNCAN If we get evidence of inflation pushing up beyond the levels we've seen already, then it's game on f... ANTHONY O'BRIEN While the Fed's rate hike yesterday (Tuesday) may seem to have diminished reaction to today's (Wedne... CONRAD DEQUADROS While the Fed's rate hike yesterday (Tuesday) may seem to have diminished reaction to today's (Wedne... CONRAD DEQUADROS [In 2002, rates on both types of cards are nearly certain to rise. Even fixed-rate cards are no shel... GREG MCBRIDE Given the market is looking for another rate hike at the end-March FOMC meeting, it seems likely tha... ASHLEY DAVIES The rates outlook is positive and the real is rebounding, but the (inquiry) still makes the market u... CARLOS HOKAMA Although mortgage rates have risen in the last two weeks, they are still below last year's annual av... FRANK NOTHAFT Our hypothesis is that smokers who receive counseling will be more likely to quit smoking. We are ho... DR. LORI BASTIAN Tax laws favor capital over labor, giving capital gains a lower rate than ordinary income. The rich ... ROBERT REICH If we see them increasing their outlook for the world economy in terms of growth and we see that fee... JOHN ANANIA (All the grief she had suffered over her lifetime had moulded her face into a mask of eternal sadnes... JEAN SASSON In Washington State, the immigrant population has grown by 42 percent in the five years between 2000... DAVE REICHERT What the students didn't anticipate at the time is that interest rates in the last few years have go... PATRICIA SMITH The chances of a rate hike will underpin the dollar. Even though the Fed is coming to the end of its... BESA DEDA The view is that the market could withstand a 25 basis point rate hike. JOSH STILES Even with new development, we're still expecting the vacancy rates to stay below 2 percent throughou... MIKE HAMASU I met with a representative from Blue Cross last month to look at rates for next year, and he said t... GARY TEDESCHI As we expected, mortgage rates moved upward a little in response to the current volatility in the fi... FRANK NOTHAFT Every new Fed chair always raises interest rates at the first meeting. It's an ego thing. Beyond tha... DAN WARD For now the rate hike will have mostly a psychological impact on the market. Investors will probably... WANG ZHENG I like to open for a band as it brings on sort of a challenge and it makes things more interesting. ... KELLY JONES The only way he could have her was to shatter this stubborn faith of hers. In doing so, would he sha... FRANCINE RIVERS Well, that's a very good question. We know that our pay is below the market rate and the private sec... JEFF BLACK The dollar will trade with a downward bias. The market is pricing in an ECB rate hike Thursday and s... DAVE GILMORE Today's rates decision is expected to set the tone for the rest of the week. Hints of future rate hi... HARLEY SALT People may start buying before [the mortgage rate] goes up any more. They would make offers because ... BRENDA BINCZEWSKI It's extremely bad and this is bearish for the U.S. dollar. This will definitely shift expectations ... KATHY LIEN It's extremely bad and this is bearish for the U.S. dollar, ... This will definitely shift expectati... KATHY LIEN We're optimistic on the market as we head into the second half of this year and into 2001. We think ... DAVID PRESSON Well, you can't know it without something having been sneezed. A.A. MILNE We'll be Friends Forever, won't we, Pooh?' asked Piglet. Even longer,' Pooh answered.” ... A.A. MILNE If I provide for this life and turn away from the Lord, I am wise for a moment, but lost forever. FRANCINE RIVERS The only way he could have her was to shatter this stubborn faith of hers. In doing so, would he sha... FRANCINE RIVERS In a relatively low interest rate environment, Commercial Banks will record growth in deposits via t... SANJEEWA FERNANDO The March 2006 unemployment rate of 6 percent was the lowest rate recorded for Kentucky in 10 months... CARLOS CRACRAFT The Fed rate hike and statement has largely been digested by the market. JEFF YOUNG We begin to fight. The wind and I. Horns locked. Battling each other with elements. LAURA DOCKRILL
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