
Contributing Author: Jay Verro, CCIM
Wow, another year is coming to an end already! Time to start wrapping up year end closings, preparing for the holidays and looking ahead to 2019.
2018 proved to be the year of the Fed Rate Hikes! While rate hikes have been predicted for several years, they occurred this year. By comparison, the Fed Fund Rate was 1.0% in Q12017 and 1.5% in December 2017. In 2018, the first 3 quarters saw 0.25% increases with another 0.25% increase anticipated this month. It’s realistic that we’ll end 2018 at 2.5%. Many are forecasting another 0.5% increase in both 2019 and 2020, while others forecast a potential reversal in the continued upward rate trends.
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