USA Percentage of Outstanding Mortgages by Interest Rates

Posted by pillar6alumni

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  1. My heart goes out to people who have fallen on hard times and been forced to give up their ~2.5% mortgage rates.

    I’ve done the math on moving closer to an office. For me personally this is what I’d lose by moving. I’d need a fresh 30 yr mortgage, instead of having 12 years left on my current one and my payment would still rise by about $1300/month, despite lasting 18 additional years.

    That’s a catastrophic mid 6 figure loss over the life of the loan, *years* of earnings wasted, and yet for some that’s still their best option.

  2. This is pretty shocking. 20% of mortgages are now over 6%? And seeing the declining numbers of the low rates means a lot more people are giving up their low mortgage rates… I’d like to see this without first time home buyers after rates went up, but I can’t imagine there’s enough to make an impact on this chart

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