Market Snapshot
/An excerpt (with permission) from a market report issued today by Matt Hughes, my colleague and Marin Branch Manager at Paragon Real Estate.
Fed Raises Rates Quarter Point
/It’s Fed day today. 1st release by new Federal Reserve chair- Jay Powell. Update courtesy of Sean Murphy at Guaranteed Rate Affinity:
- Fed Raises Rates Quarter Point. Now at 1.75% - The Prime Interest Rate is 4.75% (This change means that Home Equity Lines of Credit and Credit Card interest rates will be increasing).
- Spending, Investment have moderated from strong Q4
- Fed estimates show steeper path for rate increases in 2019-20 based on “economic outlook has strengthened in recent months”.
- Fed forecasts Unemployment Rate at 3.6% in 2019.
- Fed says inflation low, but is expected to rise in coming months and to stabilize” around the Fed’s 2% target “over the medium term.”
- Fed says three rate hikes for 2018, raises outlook for hikes in 2019, 2020.
Property Taxes due Feb 1
/Reminder: February 1 -- Second installment of property taxes are due. Delinquent after 5:00 p.m. April 10.
Tips to Help Protect Your Home from Wildfires
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A few helpful tips to protect your home -- and the best time to prepare is BEFORE the hot and dry summer months!
