“In the near term, we expect mortgage rates to remain in a fairly narrow range, between 6.5 and 7%, which should support the spring housing market,” said Mike Fratantoni, a senior vice president and chief economist at the Mortgage Bankers Association.
Some SWFs in other countries have extensive ownership interests in major corporations and sweep much of their profits into state coffers.
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