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Description: Lenders use several bits of data to set mortgage rates, including trading moves by investors. Without market volatility, the rate could be under 7 percent.

Source: NYTimes.com

Date: Nov 03, 2022

Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/03/business/mortgage-rates-fed-wall-street.html

Questions for discussion:

  • Explain the calculus of mortgage rates.
  • Why do you suppose the Fed is not participating in the market as it once did?
  • Where do you see this market headed over the next year?
  • What should investors do during that time period?

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