JIM CUNNINGHAM

Nova Home Loans
Senior Loan Officer
480-614-6413
jim@novahomeloans.com

Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac & Government: What it means to you in the short term

In case you haven’t heard yet, the Federal Government took control of Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac over this last weekend. This means (among other things) that all changes to their loan programs will have to go through congress now. The potential long term effects of this Government intervention are still uncertain, however, the short term effects have been amazing. RATES ARE LOWER.

30 year rates have fallen about .5% in the last 24 Hours. Good borrowers can get a 30 year rate at 5.875% (without a buy down) as of 6:00 this morning. This is good news for people currently entertaining purchases - but is even BETTER news for people looking to refinance. If you have been holding off on refinancing because rates were too high in the mid 6's, now is the time to call your lender and watch rates fall this week. I think there is a strong potential to hit 5.5 sometime this week.

These windows of opportunity have been short lived over the last 18 months. It is a good time to get aggressive.

All Best!

Jim

JIM CUNNINGHAM
Nova Home Loans
8800 E Raintree Drive #180
Scottsdale, AZ 85260
480 614-6413
602 434-8261 cell
jim@novahomeloans.com
http://activerain.com/jcunningham