lock in

Example Sentences

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Historically low mortgage rates followed by inflation fueled price appreciation and resulted in a lock-in effect for owners that is constricting the supply of homes for sale.

From The Wall Street Journal

Yet when considering emergency appeals, the trick is to “balance the lock-in risk of saying too much against the transparency cost of saying too little,” Justice Barrett explains.

From The Wall Street Journal

Lowe’s and Home Depot cited high housing costs, a “lock-in effect,” and economic uncertainty, expecting pressures to persist.

From Barron's

“A persistent lock-in effect remains in place, keeping housing turnover and new home starts under pressure, leading us to expect improvement in both the housing and home improvement markets to be gradual,” Barron’s previously reported CEO Marvin R. Ellison said on the call.

From Barron's

The so-called lock-in effect is showing signs of easing and buyers are seeing more options and price cuts, he noted.

From MarketWatch