Mortgage Rates Plunge To 3-Year Low Following Brexit Vote

While it may take years to determine just how much the U.K.’s Brexit vote will impact global economies around the world, the Brexit has already had a meaningful impact on one major U.S. market: housing.

Stock markets have been rattled, and global economic growth is now facing a number of Brexit-related headwinds, but for Americans looking for a mortgage, the Brexit vote has been a major blessing.

U.S. mortgage rates have plummeted to three-year lows following the U.K. vote. A number of economists believe the Federal Reserve’s next interest rate hike has been postponed indefinitely, and some are even calling for a rate cut. The iShares Barclays 20+ Yr Treas.Bond (ETF) TLTis up 5.3 percent since the vote.

According to Bankrate, the benchmark 30-year fixed mortgage rate is currently 3.61 percent. The Bankrate number confirms…

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