Instructions
Please write a 2-page paper on, “What causes mortgage interest rates to change?” Please Note: Once your assignment is submitted and graded, the grade will be final, no re-submissions will be allowed.
Guidance
Some guidance on what causes mortgage interest rates to change.
- Supply and demand
- Inflation
- Employment/ Unemployment
- Government deficit spending
- Government borrowing money
- Federal Reserve actions
- The New York Stock Market
- Unstable political conditions throughout the world
Some websites to consider looking at
www.federalreserve.gov (Links to an external site.)
www.fhfa.gov (Links to an external site.)
www.bankrate.com (Links to an external site.)