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What to do now long term mortgage rates are rising

Posted in News March 26, 2009 - 07:21pm, Bernard Hickey

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by steve l | 27 Mar 09, 11:06pm

Yep, or you can go

Yep, or you can go both ways! I would have a threesome, with floating, short term fixed, and long term fixed.
Lovely!