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IMO, he is has underweighted the role of the FED and Inflation. Mortgage rates were 18% in the 1980's. Why? Because they had to crush inflation. Since the 1980s
by FollowingTheDao 4y ago
IMO, he is has underweighted the role of the FED and Inflation. Mortgage rates were 18% in the 1980's. Why? Because they had to crush inflation. Since the 1980s the 30 year fixed has been on a consistent downward trend.
https://www.macrotrends.net/assets/images/large/30-year-fixed-mortgage-rate-chart.png https://www.macrotrends.net/assets/images/large/30-year-fixe...
as had the FED rate:
https://www.macrotrends.net/assets/images/large/fed-funds-rate-historical-chart.png https://www.macrotrends.net/assets/images/large/fed-funds-ra...
And if you join it with this graph and tell me things will only stall, well, I have a house in L.A. I want to sell you...
https://www.motherjones.com/wp-content/uploads/images/Blog_Housing_Prices_1890_2006.jpg https://www.motherjones.com/wp-content/uploads/images/Blog_H...
Unprecedented, all of it.