Will the federal reserve continue to drop interest rates?

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Permalink Reply by Karim Matos on October 31, 2007 at 5:54pm

I guess the fed is going to keep dropping the rates. They dropped another .25% today! Good news for the real estate market!

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Permalink Reply by Mike P on October 31, 2007 at 6:39pm

I think they will keep dropping the rates. It should stimulate the market a bit, but most of all I think we need a tax solution. They have been talking about fixing the property taxes, but I did not see a drop in this year's assessment.

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Permalink Reply by Alex (MUL) on March 27, 2008 at 1:22am

This was originally posted back in October of 2007 and it's nice to see that the Fed kept dropping interest rates. The prime interest rate is already down to 5.25%. This might actually help the economy have somewhat of a soft landing.

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Permalink Reply by Mike Simmons on April 24, 2008 at 2:42pm

They are done now. Slight chance of another .25 basis pts. But Ben has made it clear that he has his finger on the trigger to go the other way inorder to fight inflation. If you are looking to lock rates, maybe its time.

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Permalink Reply by Alex (MUL) on April 28, 2008 at 10:53am

Personally, I think they need to hold rates down for a while if they want it to have any stimulation on the economy. If they start raising them again so soon, people will not be inclined to borrowing and spending.

You are right about locking rates. It's unlikely they will go any lower than they already are. It's almost like free money right now.

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