idk much about this topic
median home appreciation rates seem to be similar to mortgage rates in a lot of places. does that mean the average home buyer basically breaks even over the duration of a mortgage?
idk much about this topic
median home appreciation rates seem to be similar to mortgage rates in a lot of places. does that mean the average home buyer basically breaks even over the duration of a mortgage?
This is on par with my experience. We bought a house in 2019 at around $200,000. Over the life of the mortgage (30 years), it's going to be like we paid $300,000 with the interest rate.
However, we bought right before COVID hit and jacked the prices up on everything. We gained around $50,000 in equity over the span of COVID and it's like we got a free $50,000. It makes it so we can refinance sooner, once the mortgage rates drop back down to lower than what we locked into.