Recent Posts Tagged With 'ben bernanke'

• Could Foreign Markets Signal Florida Mortgage Rate Increases?

  Posted on Tuesday October 13th, 2009 at 10:30 in ben bernanke, florida mortgage rates, mortgage rates in florida, florida mortgage news, florida home loan rates, home loan rates in florida

  Yesterday, I reported on what I think Florida mortgage markets may look like over the course of the coming week.  Today, I want to delve a bit deeper into the how and why of it all. As we know, mortgage rates in Florida and across the nation spiked ...

• Florida Mortgage News - The Week Ahead: March 16, 2009

  Posted on Monday March 16th, 2009 at 12:35 in mortgage, stock market, Florida, Wall Street, mortgage news, ben bernanke, federal reserve system, florida mortgage, chairman of the federal reserve

  While the stock market rallied - posting its biggest gains since November - Florida mortgage rates climbed a bit; showing us once again that as money flows back into riskier stock investments, it flows away from mortgage bonds and thus, rates rise. ...

• Florida Mortgage Rates Will Rise with Mark to Market Accounting Rule Reversal

  Posted on Thursday March 12th, 2009 at 13:13 in financial services, u.s. securities and exchange commission, ben bernanke, florida mortgage, florida mortgage rates, downpayment assistance, financial accounting standards board, united states house committee on financial services

  Florida mortgage rates have moved with a great deal of volatility this year - for a whole host of reasons.  However, it’s rare that a an issue like Mark to Market Accounting comes into play as a determining factor in how home loan financing ra...