Thank you mortgage consultants Eleanor and Steve Thorne for providing the below “By the Numbers” report.

1. FED - The Fed’s # 7 meeting of 2007 will conclude on Wednesday (10/31/07). The Fed funds futures market is priced to reflect a 92% chance of a ¼ of 1% rate cut, a 8% chance of a ½ of 1% rate reduction, and a 0% chance of no rate cut (source: Barron’s).
2. HOME SWEET HOME - The average size (in square feet) of a new home built in the USA is 2,500 today, an increase of +47% since 1970. Bill Gates, the richest American, owns a home with 66,000 square feet (source: Money Magazine, Rocky Mountain News).
3. A FEW OWN A LOT - Americans own 40% of the globe’s wealth yet they make up less than 5% of the world’s population (source: Business Week, Census Bureau).

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