US 30yr Mortgage Rate Rises To Near 6% Housing Affordability WORST Since 2006 Housing Bubble (Yield Curve Remains Inverted) – Investment Watch

by confoundedinterest17

Child, let me take you dwelling is getting tougher as mortgage charges method 6%.

The Nationwide Affiliation of Realtors’ Homebuyer Affordability Index for fixed-rate mortgages is now on the lowest studying since 2006 and the height of the 2005-2007 housing bubble that burst catastrophically.

The explanation? The Federal Reserve, of their try and put out the inflation fireplace (attributable to 1) extreme financial stimulus since late 2008, 2) rampant Federal spending and three) Biden’s inexperienced power insurance policies, driving up costs.

If we examine mortgage charges with the US Treasury 10Y-2Y yield curve, you’ll be able to see that the yield curve stays inverted (traditionally a nasty signal). This will sign an eventual loosening of financial coverage by March 2023.