I have been seeing this being discussed. What does it mean and what would happen if there is one and it were to burst?

  • Parent [none/use name]
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    3 years ago

    So has this recent interest hike (1% over the past month) slowed anything down in your area? I guess a lot of people get their rate locked in during their preapproval so will we see a wave of price drops once those pre-approvals from before the rate hike expire?

      • DifferenceEngine [none/use name]
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        3 years ago

        It's not so easy as just raising the fed fund rate. If those landlords/airbnb folks/whoever are at a fixed rate they're going to be immune from interest rate fluctuations. You might shake a few out that have adjustable rate mortgages with rising rates, but most of that housing stock is probably gone. A higher fed funds rate will prevent more of it from falling into landlord hands, but it also makes it harder for individuals to buy.

        The solutions are political - more house building, guillotines, rent caps and rent stabilization, tenant rights.

          • DifferenceEngine [none/use name]
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            3 years ago

            The difference is in the entity taking out the loan. Balloon loans and ARMs were very easy to give out to individuals before the crash, now I think we have more entities on fixed rate mortgages or buying in cash. The make up is different and the crash will look different. I suspect more like a consolidation of landlords then what we saw in 2008 unless the economy gets real rough

    • DifferenceEngine [none/use name]
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      3 years ago

      Not that I've seen nor heard from our agent. I doubt we get outright price drops as much as inventory lingering longer than it has before. The ability to refinance once the money printer is inevitably working again will do a lot to buttress them

      • Parent [none/use name]
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        3 years ago

        How do you like the agent? I've heard the agents will also always play up how hot the market is to get you to bid more in an effort to get the deal closed thus giving them their commission.

        • DifferenceEngine [none/use name]
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          3 years ago

          Our agent is fine. Could definitely be a lot worse, she doesn't try very hard but gets us into to places when we see something online we like. The whole system is scummy and at no point do you feel like you completely understand why anything happens