The highest mortgage rates in more than two decades are keeping many prospective homebuyers out of the market and discouraging homeowners who locked in ultra-low rates from listing their home for sale.
The dearth of available properties is propping up prices even as sales of previously occupied U.S. homes have slumped 21% through the first eight months of this year.
The combination of elevated rates and low home inventory has worsened the affordability crunch. Where does that leave homebuyers, given that some economists project that the average rate on a 30-year mortgage is unlikely to ease below 7% before next year?
The problem right now is the incentives.
Banks are incentivised to buy homes. It increases the homes for sale and reduces supply.
Banks are deincentivized from building homes. It increases supply.
Increase supply, and the whole first bullet crumbles. They’ll run out of money eventually, and if they don’t, at least we have more homes on the market to balance out rent.
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Chinese developers did
https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/18/investing/china-evergrande-bankruptcy-explained/index.html
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