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Re:"Nepo-homebuyers": 38% of young buyers use family money f... by duxup on Tuesday October 17, 2023 @10:17AM (#37915449)
Low interest rates pretty much existed until very recently.

Is this really a “previous generation” thing?

And past generations before also experienced very HIGH interest rates as well as low.

Re:"Nepo-homebuyers": 38% of young buyers use family money f... by dahart on Tuesday October 17, 2023 @10:31AM (#37915699)
Yep it’s been very low since 2010, but looks like it’s been above 5% for possibly more than half the time since 1954, and there was a long stretch from around 1978-1991 where 6% was the minimum, and brief periods where it got to almost 20%. I feel for the poor people who bought houses with an 18% interest rate, I hope every single one refinanced quickly…

https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/FEDFUNDS

Re:"Nepo-homebuyers": 38% of young buyers use family money f... by mminer237 on Tuesday October 17, 2023 @10:21AM (#37915526)
Interestingly, when you compare housing prices, interest rates, and inflation, current housing prices are very similar to what they were in the '80s if you're borrowing: https://matthewminer.name/data/median-mortgage-payments/