01/20/2022
SHOULD WE WAIT TO BUY BECAUSE RATES ARE GOING UP?
- Even if rates go up to 4%, it's still less than half the historic average! Today's rate may be the lowest it gets for a while. The Federal Reserve announced on Dec. 15 that American consumers should expect a series of rate hikes throughout the year.
- Waiting for a lower interest rate is risking a higher purchase price. Home prices are going up (even faster than interest rates), and even if they slow down in 2022, they won't reverse. You can always refi at a lower rate (if they drop) but you can't decrease the price you pay over the life of the loan.