[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$f1h7mja9gjjexz":3,"$ffeh0925h8cuz":47,"$fbwk2pqjjqsc7":51},{"item":4,"previous":35,"next":41},{"id":5,"slug":6,"title":7,"description":8,"excerpt":9,"contentType":10,"featuredImage":11,"bannerImage":9,"body":12,"agentsBottomLine":13,"bodyImage":14,"isInfographic":15,"categories":16,"isVideo":15,"videoThumbnail":9,"videoSource":9,"publishedAt":33,"updatedAt":34},955,"mortgage-interest-rates-are-going-up-should-i-wait-to-buy","Mortgage Interest Rates Are Going Up… Should I Wait to Buy?","Mortgage interest rates, as \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.freddiemac.com\u002Fpmms\u002Fpmms_archives.html\">reported\u003C\u002Fa> by \u003Cem>Freddie Mac\u003C\u002Fem>, have increased over the \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.freddiemac.com\u002Fpmms\u002Fpmms_archives.html\">last several weeks\u003C\u002Fa>. \u003Cem>Freddie Mac,\u003C\u002Fem> along with \u003Cem>Fannie Mae,\u003C\u002Fem> the \u003Cem>Mortgage Bankers Association \u003C\u002Fem>and the \u003Cem>National Association of Realtors,\u003C\u002Fem> is calling for mortgage rates to continue to rise over the next four quarters.","","blog","https:\u002F\u002Fsimplifyingmedia\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F11\u002F09151758\u002F20171114-Share-STM.jpg","Mortgage interest rates, as \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.freddiemac.com\u002Fpmms\u002Fpmms_archives.html\">reported\u003C\u002Fa> by \u003Cem>Freddie Mac\u003C\u002Fem>, have increased over the \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.freddiemac.com\u002Fpmms\u002Fpmms_archives.html\">last several weeks\u003C\u002Fa>. \u003Cem>Freddie Mac,\u003C\u002Fem> along with \u003Cem>Fannie Mae,\u003C\u002Fem> the \u003Cem>Mortgage Bankers Association \u003C\u002Fem>and the \u003Cem>National Association of Realtors,\u003C\u002Fem> is calling for mortgage rates to continue to rise over the next four quarters.\u003C!--more-->\r\n\r\nThis has caused some purchasers to lament the fact that they may no longer be able to get a rate below 3.5%. However, we must realize that current rates are still at historic lows.\r\n\r\nHere is a chart showing the average mortgage interest rate over the last several decades:\r\n\r\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F11\u002F20171114-STM-ENG.jpg\">\u003Cimg class=\"alignnone wp-image-36508\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F11\u002F20171114-STM-ENG.jpg\" alt=\"Mortgage Interest Rates Are Going Up… Should I Wait to Buy? | Simplifying The Market\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Fa>\r\n\u003Ch3>\u003Cstrong>Bottom Line\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\r\nThough you may have missed getting the lowest mortgage rate ever offered, you can still get a better interest rate than your older brother or sister did ten years ago, a lower rate than your parents did twenty years ago, and a better rate than your grandparents did forty years ago.","\r\nThough you may have missed getting the lowest mortgage rate ever offered, you can still get a better interest rate than your older brother or sister did ten years ago, a lower rate than your parents did twenty years ago, and a better rate than your grandparents did forty years ago.","https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F11\u002F20171114-STM-ENG.jpg",false,[17,21,25,29],{"id":18,"name":19,"slug":20},5,"For Buyers","buyers",{"id":22,"name":23,"slug":24},11,"First-Time Buyers","first-time-buyers",{"id":26,"name":27,"slug":28},35,"Mortgage Rates","mortgage-rates",{"id":30,"name":31,"slug":32},38,"Move-Up","move-up","2017-11-14T10:00:19Z","2017-11-09T17:26:46Z",{"id":36,"slug":37,"title":38,"featuredImage":39,"publishedAt":40,"contentType":10,"isVideo":15},954,"7-reasons-to-list-your-home-this-holiday-season","7 Reasons to List Your Home This Holiday Season","https:\u002F\u002Fsimplifyingmedia\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F11\u002F09104422\u002F20171113-STM-Share.jpg","2017-11-13T10:00:40Z",{"id":42,"slug":43,"title":44,"featuredImage":45,"publishedAt":46,"contentType":10,"isVideo":15},956,"feeling-stuck-in-place-you-arent-alone-and-theres-hope","Feeling ‘Stuck in Place’? 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