Re:Why America's economy is soaring ahead of its rivals
by 9rx on Wednesday December 04, 2024 @05:57PM
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> In the US, over 60% of people have a mortgage [1]
A mortgage is the rental of wealth. It is independent of the home. But, even if we want to conflate them for the sake of discussion, it is still dependent on many variables that does not round to a single number. The rent on a $20,000 mortgage is quite different to the rent on a $200,000 mortgage. Two buyers buying identical homes for identical prices, but who come with different amounts of wealth, will have very different rental payments. A single number is meaningless, even if we assume 100% of people are paying mortgage rent.
But, as you point out, ~40% of the people don't have a mortgage, and therefore have no such cost to begin with. The idea that they also need $107K doesn't make any sense.
Re:Why America's economy is soaring ahead of its rivals
by FireBeyond on Wednesday December 04, 2024 @10:58PM
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"Assume a spherical cow..."
What do you mean by this? In the US, over 60% of people have a mortgage [1], which almost always means it's coming from some percentage of their income. When you get a home loan, the banks only real concern is your credit score and income. Anecdotal, but I don't know a single person that doesn't have their monthly mortgage scaled to their income, since I don't know a single person under 60 without a mortgage that's coming from their income.
[1] https://www.investopedia.com/percent-homeowners-have-mortgag....