What was said
“some experts believe that short-term this could actually cause home prices to spike back upwards as buyers scramble to lock in lower interest rates.”Watch at 8:53Mortgage Rates PLUMMET – What This Means For Home Prices!
Graham Stephan, relaying another source: House prices will rise
Said on Jan 13, 2026, at 8:53 in the video.
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What was said around it
And yes, in the short term, this is likely going to have a lot of benefit for buyers. For example, a reduction of 0.25 25 percentage points in mortgage rates increases a buyer's purchasing power by roughly 3%. This means by the time this goes into effect, if mortgage rates drop by 50 basis points, a buyer could increase their purchasing power by 6% for the exact same monthly payment. Even today, we've already seen rates drop by some of their biggest amounts in years. However, even though this sounds like an improvement, some experts believe that short-term this could actually cause home prices to spike back upwards as buyers scramble to lock in lower interest rates. Or, I guess, as the Realtor.com chief economist points out, the resulting boost to buyer demand could put upward pressure on home prices, offsetting some of the intended affordability relief. Or, I guess, put more simply, cheaper financing just allows prices to rise until the monthly payment reaches an equilibrium of supply and demand. And without a meaningful increase in supply, the end result is most likely just going to be slightly higher housing prices. In addition to that, it's also important to clarify that as of right
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