Lawrence Yun, chief economist for the National Association of REALTORS®, reacts to yesterday’s decision by the Federal Reserve  to hold off on raising short-term interest rates. Click here to listen to what he has to say.

In a nutshell, Yun says raising or not raising short-term rates isn’t likely to have a big impact on mortgage rates. Short-term rates are just one of many factors impacting long-term mortgage rates. A bigger issue to watch if a rate hike is approved later this year is “how fast and for how long the rate increases when it first takes place,” Yun said. You can read more here.

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