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Re:Finally, no bid on mortgage-backed securities by nostromo on Monday June 13, 2022 @02:00AM (#31721736)
Raising interest rates can increase the costs of housing. (Not the sticker price, the cost.)

Fewer developers will build new apartment buildings because financing is getting much more expensive. Fewer new apartments with a growing population means rents will not be getting cheaper unless we have a deep recession and lots of people lose their jobs entirely.

Same goes for housing -- fewer houses will be built by builders.

Existing housing prices will probably go down, but the people buying them with mortgages will pay just as much, if not more for them each month because debt is getting more expensive. But instead of that money going to the old owner, it'll go to the lender.

Re:Finally, no bid on mortgage-backed securities by Aloha on Monday June 13, 2022 @02:20AM (#31721871)
Interest rates always go down later. The reason older boomers look so good is they bought a house at 12% then refinanced later.
Re:Finally, no bid on mortgage-backed securities by nostromo on Monday June 13, 2022 @02:36AM (#31722001)
Yup. The key is to buy a house you want to live in for a decade or more.
Re:Finally, no bid on mortgage-backed securities by Aloha on Monday June 13, 2022 @02:39AM (#31722016)
Once I buy a house, I don't plan on ever moving again.
Re:Finally, no bid on mortgage-backed securities by zbrozek on Monday June 13, 2022 @03:15AM (#31722259)
This is a new attitude. There used to be significant interest in upward mobility. Some folks still "buy up" frequently.

I couldn't handle moving that often, but there are folks who do.