Children Quote by Franklin Raines

And so we have to be careful with looking at additional stimulus that we don't provoke an increase in the bond rate and then…

— Franklin Raines

And so the danger for the housing industry is if we see interest rates rise.

— Franklin Raines

Right now the long-term investors are telling us that they're not as concerned about inflation and so we're seeing these rates now move into…

— Franklin Raines

I think if you go beyond a year - if this continues into the system in the out years, I think there is a…

— Franklin Raines

Well, you know, we've got a lot of stimulus in the economy already from the tax cut, from the lowered interest rates, and also…

— Franklin Raines

So from the housing standpoint, steady as you go, I think, would be the best medicine.

— Franklin Raines

Right now we think that rates will stay low, that you'll be able to get a mortgage below seven percent and that's kicked off…

— Franklin Raines

They flooded liquidity in the marketplace but the mortgage rate is based much more on expectations of inflation. So if the average investor believes…

— Franklin Raines

That is - the reason for that is that home prices are only going to go up. Now, they've never gone down nationwide in…

— Franklin Raines

Well, I think the best form would be to put money directly in the pockets of consumers.

— Franklin Raines

We are shrinking the size of the federal government as a percent of our economy from over 21 percent of the economy to 19…

— Franklin Raines

The automatic stabilizer is unemployment insurance, food stamps, additional coverage of Medicaid.

— Franklin Raines