[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$ftzz0hlnbbo75":3,"$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},1016,"where-are-mortgage-interest-rates-headed-in-2018","Where Are Mortgage Interest Rates Headed in 2018?","The interest rate you pay on your home mortgage has a direct impact on your monthly payment. The higher the rate the greater the payment will be. That is why it is important to know where rates are headed when deciding to start your home search.","","blog","https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.simplifyingthemarket.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F02\u002F01112739\u002F20180207-Share-STM.jpg","The interest rate you pay on your home mortgage has a direct impact on your monthly payment. The higher the rate the greater the payment will be. That is why it is important to know where rates are headed when deciding to start your home search.\u003C!--more-->\r\n\r\nBelow is a chart created using \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.freddiemac.com\u002Fresearch\u002Foutlook\u002F20180118_maintaining_momentum.html\">\u003Cem>Freddie Mac’s U.S. Economic & Housing Marketing Outlook\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fa>. As you can see, interest rates are projected to increase steadily over the course of the next 12 months.\r\n\r\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F02\u002F20180207-STM-ENG1.jpeg\">\u003Cimg class=\"alignnone wp-image-37052\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F02\u002F20180207-STM-ENG1.jpeg\" alt=\"Where Are Interest Rates Headed? | Simplifying The Market\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Fa>\r\n\u003Ch4>\u003Cstrong>How Will This Impact Your Mortgage Payment?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh4>\r\nDepending on the amount of the loan that you secure, a half of a percent (.5%) increase in interest rate can increase your monthly mortgage payment significantly.\r\n\r\nAccording to \u003Cem>CoreLogic’s latest \u003C\u002Fem>\u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.corelogic.com\u002Fabout-us\u002Fresearchtrends\u002Fcorelogic-home-price-insights.aspx\">\u003Cem>Home Price Index\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fa>, national home prices have appreciated 7.0% from this time last year and are predicted to be 4.2% higher next year.\r\n\r\nIf both the predictions of home price and interest rate increases become reality, families would wind up paying considerably more for their next home.\r\n\u003Ch3>\u003Cstrong>Bottom Line\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cstrong> \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\r\nEven a small increase in interest rate can impact your family’s wealth. 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