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Mortgage rates drive buyer purchasing power

by ft Editorial Staff | Apr 4, 2021 | Charts, Interest Rates, Real Estate | 8

How will home prices change over the next 20 years? The answer is in the Buyer Purchasing Power Index, which demonstrates how interest rate changes affect buyer funds, and in turn home pricing.

Mortgage rates drive buyer purchasing power

by ft Editorial Staff | Jan 16, 2017 | Charts, Interest Rates, Real Estate | 0

How will home prices change over the next 20 years? The answer is in the Buyer Purchasing Power Index, which demonstrates how interest rate changes affect buyer funds, and in turn home pricing.

The gold standard and purchasing power

by ft Editorial Staff | Nov 18, 2014 | Real Estate | 0

The third video in the Federal Reserve’s gold standard video series follows the frequent...

“The housing recovery is upon us!” – not so fast

by Carrie B. Reyes | Apr 16, 2012 | Interest Rates, Reader Polls, Real Estate | 0

Do you think home prices will go any lower than their current average before a sustained recovery?...

Taming animal spirits in client buy-sell behavior

by Bradley Markano | Jan 4, 2012 | Economics, Feature Articles, Real Estate | 0

This article discusses popular misconceptions about the causes of the 2008 economic crisis, and how ungrounded efficiency-theory economists and very senior policy makers failed to recognize the clear warning signs emanating from Wall Street’s mortgage banking industry.

Why Boomers will still retire after the boom

by Jeffery Marino | Dec 5, 2011 | Economics, Feature Articles, Finance, Real Estate | 1

This article argues that the diminished housing wealth of the Baby Boomer generation will not forestall their retirement-induced migration, and clarifies the nuances in the debate over Baby Boomer behavior in today’s real estate marketplace.