Higher Interest Rates and Potential Homeowners
With national mortgage rates reaching 4% recently, the refinancing boom of the past few years is about to be over. Big banks have done very well thanks to the huge number of people who refinanced their mortgage. Higher interest rates means less refinancing and the question is how will banks respond to the drop in revenue? Many banks opened up whole new offices to handle the number of refinancing mortgages, but those offices won’t have much to do with interest rates where they are. If rates remain at 4% and above, some banks may have to lay off the extra staff to save some money. Another interesting side effect of higher interest rates is that many lenders will open up to a wide base of potential homeowners. Approving mortgages…

