Adjustable-rate loans comprise one-third of real estate purchases 
Freddie Mac survey shows rising rates on ARMs
By Inman News, Monday, January 10, 2005.Adjustable-rate mortgages accounted for 34 percent of the conventional purchase-money market in 2004, which is the second highest annual share since 1994 when the share was 39 percent, according to an annual survey released by Freddie Mac
Initial rates on ARMs rose by about 40 basis points over the course of the year because they typically are priced off of financial instruments with shorter maturities that match the length of the initial adjustment period, said Frank Nothaft, vice president and chief economist for Freddie Mac.
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