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7% interest?!

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Real Estate Broker/Owner with Turn-Key Properties LLC, Missouri and Kansas Real Estate

7 percent

 

I was working with a client today, VA backed loan and decent credit. The lender came back with 7%, when I told my client that they were quite shocked.

The lender told me that the markets have been in turmoil for the last few weeks, and that he expected the rates to come back down soon. We did not lock in now, we still have several weeks before closing.

Funny how now with the Fed reducing rates and a new rate cut being talked about this week we are talking about how high 7% is. I remember the 70's when Carter was president and if you could get 15% you were doing something... in tall cotton, or tall peanuts.

Here's to hoping the Fed rate cut will impact the mortgage rates too..

Teresa Harris
Lake Real Estate, LLC - Denver, NC
Denver . Lake Norman . Charlotte

A couple weeks ago I was talking to Bank of America about refinancing our house. In fact it was the time before that they lowered the interest rate and the loan officer told me that mortgage rates just went up. He was saying that when they lower the rate it usually only applies to car loans, credit cards, etc. and that mortgage usually go up. That really seems weird to me. 

Oct 31, 2008 11:56 AM
Katie Reed
Nick Reed State Farm Insurance - Shawnee, KS

I bet those people with adjustable arms would love to have 7% right now!!

Nov 01, 2008 06:48 PM