| Hurricane Katrina, floods, earthquakes, rising fuel prices, | | | | help to curb inflation, but will also have a devastating |
| shrinking | | | | effect for millions of homeowners who are tied to |
| pocketbooks, and now, concerns over variable | | | | variable interest rate, and interest only, loans. As rates |
| interest rate loans, are | | | | go up, so do most underlying mortgage payments, |
| discussions heard throughout the nation.With mounting | | | | placing an even greater stress on those who want, or |
| concerns by the Fed over rising inflation, there is a | | | | need to |
| serious push to increase the current rates of interest. | | | | sell their property. |
| This may | | | | |