Market strategists recommend tracking "home finance rates" alongside Fed policy outlooks to anticipate swings in housing- and finance-related equities. Short-term traders see volatility spikes as potential opportunities. In July, the federal government disrupted the current system by allowing mortgage lenders to use a second credit-scoring model, VantageScore, which was created in 2006 by the three main credit-reporting bureaus. Start by seeing how much home equity you'd be eligible to borrow here . Institutional traders highlight "home finance rates" as a key driver for upcoming quarterly forecasts in the housing and banking sectors. Positioning strategies now include short-term hedges against upside rate surprises.
