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minus-square@jordanlundlink4•edit-21 year agoSo the scenarios are: Interest rates go down and prices go up. Making it more expensive to get a house. Interest rates stay the same, number of homes increase, causing prices to go down. I can’t tell how either scenario is a good deal for current homeowners. Yeah, it’s easier to sell my home, but harder to buy a new one. Easier to sell my home, for less money, and I get a higher interest rate on a new home. Lose/Lose.
So the scenarios are:
Interest rates go down and prices go up. Making it more expensive to get a house.
Interest rates stay the same, number of homes increase, causing prices to go down.
I can’t tell how either scenario is a good deal for current homeowners.
Yeah, it’s easier to sell my home, but harder to buy a new one.
Easier to sell my home, for less money, and I get a higher interest rate on a new home.
Lose/Lose.