Danny Salas

Archive for August, 2009

Chico, CA Interest Rates Market Report – Economic Influences – Aug 17, 2009

Rates should start moving up, today

Stocks lost 250 Points this last week...but are due for a reversal

Locking Seems Prudent

I think we’re going to experience a short term increase in rates.  Right now, rates are great.  Stocks have been suffering due to fears of a slower than expected world economyic rebound.  But I think stocks are going to take an upswing, later today.  Couple of things I’m looking at.  The Federal Reserve is set to announce, this Thursday,  that they will have a bond sale.  Since the Mortgage Credit Crisis, every time the Fed annouces a bond sale, interest rates don’t like the news.  If history tells us anything…we’d better learn from it. 

How Much Time do You Have?

We have had a couple of fantastic days, bringing interest rates down to 5.125% with an APR of 5.417%, so again, in a short escrow, with 30 days or less, you might want to lock in.   If you’re in a 60 day escrow, I still think that we are ready for rates to come down, when the third quarter earnings reports are released.