Tag: Yield

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NOW IS THE TIME TO LOCK IN AN INTEREST RATE

When is the best time to lock an interest rate? I get asked this question often as everyone wants the lowest rate. Interest rates, like stocks, change daily; it is hard to predict whether the rate will go up or down. It is best to see what your payment is at the current rate, and...

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WHY AN INVERTED YIELD CURVE IS GOOD FOR FINANCING CRE

The black economic cloud that is typically associated with an inverted yield curve does indeed have a silver lining. The correlating chart shows the U.S. Treasury rates for Jan. 2, 2018, the blue normal curve, and Aug. 13, 2019, the red inverted curve.  The inverted portion of the curve doesn’t turn positive vs. the 20-day...