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Why Today's 7.5% Mortgage Rate Is Not Like the 1980s

Original: Why a 7.5% Mortgage Rate Today Is Very Different From an 18% Rate in the 1980s

Commentary argues that a 7.5% mortgage rate today is far less punishing than the 18% rates US homebuyers faced in the early 1980s. The comparison points to lower inflation, different home-price-to-income dynamics, and refinancing options that soften the burden of today's rates, even though affordability remains stretched for many buyers.

Why now: Mortgage rates remain elevated and homebuyers are anxious about affordability, reviving comparisons with the 1980s rate peak.

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• Why a 7.5% Mortgage Rate Today Is Very Different From an 18% Rate in the 1980s · Substack

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