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As rates increase, the price of the house you can afford will decrease if you plan to stay within a certain budget for your monthly housing costs.\u003Cstrong> \u003C\u002Fstrong>\r\n\u003Ch4>\u003Cstrong>Here is a chart detailing this point:\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh4>\r\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F03\u002FBuyersPurchasingPowerSTM.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-33146\">\u003Cimg class=\"alignnone wp-image-33146\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F03\u002FBuyersPurchasingPowerSTM.jpg\" alt=\"Don’t Wait! Move Up To Your Dream Home Now! | Simplifying The Market\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Fa>\r\n\r\nAccording to \u003Cem>Freddie Mac,\u003C\u002Fem> the current 30-year fixed rate is \u003Cstrong>\u003Cem>currently around 3.75%.\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fstrong> With each quarter of a percent increase in interest rate, the value of the home you can afford decreases by 2.5% \u003Cem>(in this example, by $10,000).\u003C\u002Fem>\r\n\r\n\u003Cem>Freddie Mac\u003C\u002Fem> \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.freddiemac.com\u002Ffinance\u002Fpdf\u002Ffeb_2016_public_outlook.pdf\">predicts\u003C\u002Fa> that mortgage rates will be closer to 4.7% by this time next year.\r\n\u003Ch4>\u003Cstrong>Act now to get the most house for your hard-earned money.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh4>","Now that the housing market has stabilized, more and more homeowners are considering moving up to the home they have always dreamed of. 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