{"id":780,"date":"2019-05-31T18:45:16","date_gmt":"2019-05-31T22:45:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aky.pbv.mybluehost.me\/?p=780"},"modified":"2021-06-08T09:25:43","modified_gmt":"2021-06-08T13:25:43","slug":"interest-rates-real-estate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aky.pbv.mybluehost.me\/interest-rates-real-estate\/","title":{"rendered":"Interest Rates & The Real Estate Market"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The specter of interest rate hikes loomed over the US real estate market in 2018. A bevy of articles outlined the possibility of The Fed\u2019s strategy triggering a process or chain reaction similar to the one seen in 2008. While many of them may have been wildly exaggerated, economists and investment analysts pointed out that increasing mortgage interest rates still carries the risk of causing a downwards price spiral on the real estate market.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Fed began its rate hike cycle two years ago and peaked at 2.5% in 2018. The trend only became worrying once it reached 2%, at which point long-term mortgage rates suddenly showed a drastic increase. The process has been going on long enough for us to be able to evaluate it. To do so, we\u2019ll use four indicators related to the real estate market: Building Permits, New Home Sales, Existing Home Sales, and the Case-Shiller Index. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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