Archive for February 2014

Welcome to the February edition of the 2014 Denver Real Estate Market Newsletter. Buyers Lose Purchase Power As Interest Rates Rise Interest rates are expected to rise in 2014.  The United States Federal Reserve Bank (U.S. FED) has been artificially stimulating the economy by purchasing Treasury bonds and mortgage-back securities to lower long term interest…

Interest rates are expect to rise in 2014.  The United States Federal Reserve Bank (U.S. FED) has been artificially stimulating the economy to lower long term interest rates.  As the U.S. FED begins to ‘taper’, or phasing out the stimulus program, interest rates will increase.  What’s truly remarkable, is the effect of increasing interest rates…