Feb 08
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What if…Interest Rates Rise?

In reading the financial press over the last few months, the general consensus is that interest rates are going to go up.  The impact on purchasing power?  Negative.  While most foresee relative stability throughout 2011, I noticed today that interest rates on SBA 504 Loans – generally the lowest interest rates available on loans used to [...]

Author: Wayne Kress
Oct 13
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Why you should care about the Federal Funds Rate

Wouldn’t it be great to know what interest rates will be in the future?  This post follows yesterday’s by Wayne Kress wherein he warned of rising future interest rates (see http://bit.ly/K8WRD), which was simply a projection via a Bloomberg survey of financial industry leaders.  Today’s post explains why this will be.  And why is this [...]

Author: Coby Vance
Oct 12
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Interest Rates Calm Now, But…

CBRE Capital Markets Services produces a regular eNewsletter that comments on happenings in the world of commercial real estate finance.  It includes a feature from Bloomberg that projects interest rates quarterly for each of the coming four quarters.  This projection is the result of surveying the financial industry.  Survey says?  As of their most recent [...]

Author: Wayne Kress