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Re:The Fed now owns nearly 1/3 of all U.S. mortgages by afpx on Wednesday September 09, 2020 @02:32AM (#24417914)
The pyramid scheme isn’t a new thing, sadly. The chart for median home prices shows it starting at least as far back as 1997. Maybe as far back as 1976.
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Re:The Fed now owns nearly 1/3 of all U.S. mortgages by JMTQp8lwXL on Wednesday September 09, 2020 @02:46AM (#24417997)
Interest rates on 30 year fixed mortgages have been declining since 1981: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/MORTGAGE30US
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