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Weird take. When mortgage rates go up, demand falls. But you can't just jump to the conclusion that price will fall. Why? Because you have said nothing abou
by segmondy 3y ago
Weird take.
When mortgage rates go up, demand falls. But you can't just jump to the conclusion that price will fall. Why? Because you have said nothing about supply. Is supply constant or going up? From what we know, the answer is neither. Supply is also falling, because folks would have to give up their sweet low rates and buy at a higher rate. So the real question is what's the ratio of demand falling to supply falling? If they are the same, then price will not fall. Price would stay the same.
- oceanplexian 3y agoMost people have no understanding of housing economics. Look at Rent Control, the idea that you can make housing more affordable by making it illegal to charge higher prices. People vote for this stuff and then act shocked when there is no affordable housing available. I guess supply and demand isn't taught in school any more.