Foster Weeks publishes a weekly mortgage report which is updated every Monday morning. How is this affecting the San Francisco real estate market? Read our weekly and monthly market reports. Here’s what Mr. Weeks says about last week’s activity:

“I NEVER WORRY ABOUT ACTION, BUT ONLY ABOUT INACTION.” ~ Winston Churchill. These words proved especially true last week, as the big story was the Fed’s lack of action following their recent meeting, or decision to leave the Fed Funds Rate unchanged – but is the Fed’s decision a cause for worry? The financial markets seem to think so. The Fed is in a tough spot with the economy performing sluggishly, the housing market still struggling to stabilize, consumer confidence being low, and food and energy costs going up seemingly every day. They made the decision to hold rates steady for now, but looking forward, what does all this mean for Bonds and home loan rates?…

Read the entire report here.

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