Friday, August 27, 2010

Continued Negative Housing Data Keeps Mortgage Rates Low

For those of you that did not read or heed my post last week, congratulations. You have received a reprieve on low rates. Continued abysmal housing data released this week reinforced the belief that we are far from turning the corner on our current economic woes. Existing home sales dropped by a whopping 27.2%. Employment data did improve, but not enough to convince the investing community that the end of the recession is in sight. In response, mortgage rates continued to stay extremely low as continued talk of a double dip recession became the debate de jour.

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