mortgage

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House hunters face challenges from rising mortgage rates and climbing home prices, but the balance of power is now in their favor.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

With that, swap rates and mortgage rates have risen, “which might have put a dampener on buyer demand for house purchases,” said Investec economist Sandra Horsfield in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

More than two-thirds of metro areas in June 2025 had fewer listings than in 2019, before the pandemic supercharged housing and rising mortgage rates pushed buyers and sellers to the sidelines.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

A combination of high home prices and higher mortgage rates have weighed on home sales since the middle of 2022.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

He expected that fully half of all U.S. home mortgage loans—many trillions of dollars’ worth—would suffer losses.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis