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By low interest rates, do you mean Federal Funds, or the bond market? My impression is that mortgage rates tend to track the 10 year bond rate, given most peop
by tcbawo 11y ago
By low interest rates, do you mean Federal Funds, or the bond market?
My impression is that mortgage rates tend to track the 10 year bond rate, given most people refi/sell before then. These and long term rates have been on a multi-decade decline. I'm not sure how much influence recent policy has had.
- toomuchtodo 11y agoFederal GSEs (Fannie, Freddie, FHA) and the Federal Reserve's QE activities (artificially propping up housing).