The median existing house price increased 3.4% from a year earlier to $391,800, the highest for any October.

  • Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    The big driver is the interest rate, not the base price increases.

    Home price increases, going up about 3%, have pretty much tracked with the inflation rate. 3% on the base will add a bit to your mortgage payment, but no where close to what doubling the mortgage interest rate will do.

    Just jump into a loan calculator and see what happens when you bump up the base price 3% vs. shifting the interest rate from 2019 to 2023 values.