How Interest Rates Affect Buying Power

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Whether you are thinking about buying or selling a home, interest rate trends are an important factor to consider. Mortgage interest rates have been rising and experts, including Windermere Chief Economist Matthew Gardner, predict that they will continue to increase in 2019.

Interest Rates and Buying Power

The chart below shows the impact rising interest rates would have if you planned to purchase a $675,000 home while keeping your principal and interest payments at $3,500 a month.

Every time interest rates increase by a quarter of a percent, your buying power decreases by about 3 percent.

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What this means for buyers:

With prices moderating and interest rates slated to rise again, now is a good time to buy. If you're betting on prices falling, you need to consider the strong possibility that an increase in interest rates would offset any potential price savings.

What this means for sellers:

Listing your home now means you will attract a larger buyer pool before interest rates rise.

Whether you're thinking of buying or selling we can provide you market data that will help you make the best decision for your circumstances. 

This post originally appeared on the WindermereEastside.com Blog.

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