Cut in FHA mortgage insurance costs will support house prices

The 25bps cut to the annual insurance premiums for mortgages backed by the FHA will offset some of the recent rise in mortgage rates. But with inventory levels very low, the primary impact of any boost to purchasing power will be higher house prices. As with most efforts to help more Americans to become homeowners, the main beneficiaries will instead will be those who already own.

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