Re:U.S. house prices are rising exponentially faster than in...
by mindslight on Saturday October 30, 2021 @08:19AM
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Your (1) and (4) are assuming a direction of causality. Alternatively:
(4) Monthly payments on new mortgages are essentially fixed for any point in time. A drop in interest rates from 3% to 2% makes housing asset prices 25% more expensive, and along with them downpayments, real estate taxes, and the amount required to pay mortgages off early.
(1) In order for a house to keep up with market appreciation, it has to be a desirable to the future "average buyer". Monthly payments are relatively fixed, less bidding competition for land outside of metro areas means that the feedback effect in my (4) isn't as strong, and so a bit more money goes into the structure.
(4) Monthly payments on new mortgages are essentially fixed for any point in time. A drop in interest rates from 3% to 2% makes housing asset prices 25% more expensive, and along with them downpayments, real estate taxes, and the amount required to pay mortgages off early.
(1) In order for a house to keep up with market appreciation, it has to be a desirable to the future "average buyer". Monthly payments are relatively fixed, less bidding competition for land outside of metro areas means that the feedback effect in my (4) isn't as strong, and so a bit more money goes into the structure.