Friday, March 27, 2009

What Happened this Week in Stocks and Housing

Stocks have been trading higher after Treasury Secretary Geithner unveiled a plan to remove toxic assets from financial institutions using money from the $700 Billion TARP fund. The government will mitigate the risk by offering private investors billions of dollars in low-interest loans to finance the purchases.

On Monday, the housing market received good news when the Existing Home Sales came in stronger than expected. And, the US Dollar received a boost when China said it will continue to purchase US Treasuries, despite saying last week they were concerned about the value of those Treasuries.

Rates
Conventional 30 year fixed @ 4.875%
Conventional 15 year fixed @ 4.50@
FHA/VA 30 year fixed @ 5.00%
FHA/VA 15 year fixed @ 5.375%
Dow Jones - DJIA @ 7600 up 322points

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