Will MBS be tapered first or last and does it matter for housing?

Although the Fed may opt for the simplicity of running down purchases of both Treasuries and MBS simultaneously, we think that it makes sense to leave tapering of MBS purchases for last. That said, the incremental benefits for the housing market of such a phased strategy would be marginal.

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