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Mortgage Rates Surge Higher

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Mortgage and Lending with Southwest Funding

How much stronger the second quarter will ultimately be won't be revealed until the end of July, and even that will be only a preliminary estimate. Some early forecasts point to present levels of growth near "potential" for the economy, somewhere around 3% GDP. In light of how little slack in resource utilization was achieved after a year of approximately 2% growth, faster GDP growth -- and rising resource utilization -- isn't the way to trim already-stubborn inflation.

Inflation concerns are evident around the world; the European Central Bank raised rates a quarter percentage point this week, setting their key interest rate at 4%. Opportunities in other bond markets are drawing off investor dollars, adding more firmness to U.S. interest rates.

DFW Loan Officer

Jeff Schraeder

Imperial Mortgage

Christopher & Bernadette Hurley
Go Hurley Group - Sugar Land, TX

Thats pretty scary... Look how much they predict it will grow!

Good post.

Sugar Land, Tx
Where Life is Sweet

Jun 14, 2007 09:43 AM