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Could Election Uncertainty Impact Mortgage Rates?<\/h1>\n
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Mortgage rates hit record lows in 2020, but how will the outcome of this year\u2019s election impact rates? A replay of the post-election increase in 2016 could happen, mortgage experts say.<\/p>\n

In 2016, the average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage went from 3.47% in October to 4.2% in December.<\/p>\n

However, once the results of this year\u2019s election are final, we may not see the same results. The Mortgage Reports highlights how previous presidential elections have affected mortgage rates\u2014positively, negatively, or even not at all. For example, after the 2012 and 2004 elections, in which the incumbent was reelected, rates essentially stayed the same; during 2008\u2019s campaigns, rates reached 6.2% in October, then fell to 5.29% in December.<\/p>\n

Mortgage rates rise and fall with the financial markets. \u201cLending up to the 2020 election cycle, interest rates are remarkably low,\u201d The Mortgage Reports says.<\/p>\n

Most economists\u2014regardless of the presidential election\u2019s outcome\u2014have predicted that mortgage rates in 2021 will hover around historic\u00a0lows of 3%.<\/p>\n

The Mortgage Reports shows scenarios where either candidate\u2019s election could prompt rates to go down or up. The president does not control mortgage rates, but the outcome and the direction of their policies could impact them, The Mortgage Reports says.<\/p>\n

The Federal Reserve, an independent institution, has cut the federal funds rate to nearly zero. Mortgage rates don\u2019t follow the Fed\u2019s funds rate, but that low-rate environment has helped to influence mortgage rates.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo matter who is elected, no one expects the Fed to raise rates any time soon,\u201d The Mortgage Reports says. \u201cThe coronavirus presents too big a risk to the economy to do that.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cForecast: Will the 2020 Election Change Mortgage Rates<\/a>,\u201d The Mortgage Reports (Nov. 3, 2020)<\/div>\n
\u00a9National Association of REALTORS\u00ae
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Could Election Uncertainty Impact Mortgage Rates? Mortgage rates hit record lows in 2020, but how will the outcome of this year\u2019s election impact rates? A replay of the post-election increase in 2016 could happen, mortgage experts say. In 2016, the average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage went from 3.47% in October to 4.2% in December. However, once … <\/p>\n

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