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Higher Mortgage Rates Won’t Impact Recovery: Freddie Mac

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Mani
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Freddie Mac (OTCBB:FMCC) in its latest U.S. Economic and Housing Market Outlook report, doesn’t expect rising interest rates to stall the U.S. housing recovery.

Higher Mortgage Rates Won’t Impact Recovery: Freddie MacFreddie Mac in its Outlook for June feels at today’s house prices and income levels, mortgage rates would have to be nearly 7 percent before the U.S. median priced home would be unaffordable to a family making the median income in most parts of the country.

30-year Fixed Mortgage Rates Remained Low

According to the report, interest rates have climbed about 0.5 percentage points since the beginning...

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Mani is a Senior Financial Consultant. He has worked in Senior Management role in large banking, financial and information technology organizations. He has provided solutions for major banking and securities firms across the globe in the area of retail, corporate and investment banking. He holds MBA (Finance) and Professional Management Accounting Qualifications. His hobbies are tracking global financial developments and watching sports