No, it is about how consumers in the US have access to a 30 year fixed mortgage and the ability to refinance when interest rates lower which is not available anywhere else. This is a different issue than the current housing market prices which are driven by scarcity due to institutions buying homes. The author is trying to conflate the two to advocate for screwing the consumer and it seems to have worked on at least one reader.
This entire article is about how it favors consumers vs mortgages in other countries.
No, the article is about how our fucks those, who want to buy a house, but can’t afford it anymore.
No, it is about how consumers in the US have access to a 30 year fixed mortgage and the ability to refinance when interest rates lower which is not available anywhere else. This is a different issue than the current housing market prices which are driven by scarcity due to institutions buying homes. The author is trying to conflate the two to advocate for screwing the consumer and it seems to have worked on at least one reader.