In recent years, the housing market has been on a very bumpy financial ride. Due to the sub-prime mortgage crisis which resulted in millions of homeowners losing their homes due to the inability to pay their monthly mortgage payments, President Obama’s mortgage refinance stimulus plan was implemented to help people stay in their homes and encourage people to buy a home. The plan included lowering interest rates so that people could take advantage of the savings. Now that the economy has shown signs of improving, many people are wondering how long mortgage rates will stay low or if there is going to be an increase in the coming months and next few years.

In this current economic environment where improvement in the economy is not happening as fast as we would like, as well as the continued Government and Federal Reserve support, most experts agree that for the next few months, there should not be much of a change in mortgage rates. Currently 30 Year Fixed mortgages rates have been hovering just under 5%. It is expected that 2010 will see rates rises to just over 5%. This is mainly due to the economy not getting worse and there are some signs that the economy will get better. However, many economists predict that low mortgage rates will be here for a little while, but not for long.

Economists suggest that as the economy grows and banks begin to increase their lending, mortgage interest rates will steadily increase to rates preceding the housing market crisis. In the next few years, many predict the pre sub prime mortgage crisis rates will return. This may be a good time for prospective homeowners to consider buying a home as the rates will not be making any further dramatic reductions, and over time they will begin to rise. Locking into a low rate now will definitely save homeowners money in the future as the rates start to rise. As well, by the first half of 2010, the Federal Reserve’s Housing Recovery Plan of buying as much as $500 billion of securities backed by Ginnie Mae, Freddie Mac, and Fannie Mae, will be coming to an end, so mortgage rates are expected to rise. Many experts believe rates will rise to over 5%.

Another consideration many housing market forecasters are worried about is inflation. Concerns about inflation could send Treasury yields higher which would cause an increase in mortgage rates. So, the mortgage rate prediction by many economic experts is that for the next few months, rates will stay about the same, and then they will begin to slowly rise in the next few years, depending on the state of the economy and the recovery progress of the housing market. But do not expect a continued decrease and the rates will eventually go up.

If you are considering refinancing or planning to purchase a home in 2010, this may be a great time to lock into a low interest rate mortgage. If not, you may miss out on a great deal if you wait too long.

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