mortgage

Mortgage costs hit 2724 dollars a month up 82 percent from pre pandemic levels, It sits 72 percent higher than 2007 bubble peak.

Skyrocketing mortgage costs are a big problem for the U.S. Housing Market. Today it costs the typical buyer $2,724/month to buy a house, inclusive of mortgage, tax, and insurance. That's up 82% from pre-pandemic. byu/Boo_Randy_Revival inHouseBuyers “And an astounding 72% higher than the 2007 bubble peak. We’ve never seen such poor housing affordability. Incomes have …

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Americans face 7%+ mortgages, 4.2%+ inflation, and a 30% weaker dollar than in 2020. The basic American life now costs about 40% more income than it did in 2001

Nobody in DC gives a fuck about your wallet. Consumers face brutal inflation and crumbling dollar value. And a 97% loss since 1913 (founding of the Fed) and an 88% loss since 1971 (closing of the gold window and 100% fiat currency) in the purchasing power of the dollar — by government measurements, which are …

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The Average Monthly Mortgage Payment Is Up 44 Percent To $2,005, But American Families Are Paying Even More For Health Insurance

by Michael U.S. households are being financially squeezed at a level that we have never seen before. I have often said that we are in a long-term cost of living crisis that never seems to end, and that is not an exaggeration at all. Just about everything has been getting more expensive in recent years, …

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American consumers are now facing 7%+ mortgage rates, 4%+ inflation, and a 30% loss in the purchasing power of the US Dollar since 2020.

Financial records show that the U.S. dollar is worth significantly less today than it was in 2020. Because of cumulative inflation over the last six years, $1 from 2020 now has the buying power of roughly $1.29. This means consumers need to spend about 29% more money today to buy the same goods and services …

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Homes are CURRENTLY priced at 2.75% mortgage rates. Housing supply just passed 1 Million listings, the highest for April since 2019. NO FED CUTS UNTIL 2027?

Notice, this never lasts. Homes are CURRENTLY priced at 2.75% mortgage rates. https://t.co/Qp5Z1P2x0l — Darth Powell (@VladTheInflator) May 2, 2026 We are living through one of the largest artificially inflated real estate bubbles in history. Zero rates. Massive stimulus. Record speculation. Now the unwind begins. pic.twitter.com/GldAUS1HeJ — Jon Brooks (@jonbrooks) May 3, 2026 Housing supply …

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Google Trends: searches for “help with mortgage” at an all-time high — surpassing 2008 mortgage crisis

If you are struggling to make your mortgage payment, you are not alone — and you have more options than you may realise. Search interest in “help with mortgage” has hit the highest level ever recorded in the United States, surpassing even the 2008 housing crisis. The good news is that lenders have more hardship …

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It’s a bloodbath. Redfin reports record spike in cancellations. (20% falling through)… Mortgage refinance demand falls off a cliff.

Mortgage rates moved even higher again last week, as the war with Iran continues to stoke fears of inflation. As a result, total mortgage application volume fell again, down 10.4% from the previous week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s seasonally adjusted index. The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan …

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Over half of Americans say health care, a weeklong vacation and a new car are unaffordable. US 30-Year Mortgage Rate jumps to 6.86%, the highest level since November

Over half of Americans say health care, a weeklong vacation and a new car are unaffordable, per ABC — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) March 17, 2026 JUST IN: US 30-Year Mortgage Rate jumps to 6.86%, the highest level since November byu/RobertBartus inEconomyCharts Another out of context quote. Full quote shows Hassett saying this is “going ahead of …

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Existing Home Sales Stagnant for Over Three Years Despite Falling Mortgage Rates

Authored by Mike Shedlock via mishtalk, Home prices are still too unaffordable. Existing home sales have had no traction since declining to this level in October of 2022. Mortgage rates peaked at 7.62 percent in October 2023 over two years ago. The National Association or Realtors reports Existing-Home Sales Rise 1.7 Percent in February following a 5.9 …

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The US has spent nearly $2 billion on the war in Iran, according to estimates. We are actively shooting down $20,000 drones with $2 to $4 million missiles and are spending $12 million to DESTROY a $50,000 drone.

🚨🇺🇸 BREAKING: The US has spent nearly 2 billion dollars on the war in Iran, according to estimates. pic.twitter.com/uKjI7wFMKe — Jackson Hinkle 🇺🇸 (@jacksonhinklle) March 3, 2026 🚨BREAKING: JESSE WATTERS TURNS ON TRUMP “Gas prices are gonna jump. Mortgage rates are already ticking up. You're gonna see inflation.” pic.twitter.com/cHygnRCxfm — Spencer Hakimian (@SpencerHakimian) March 2, …

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Simply Unaffordable! FHA Lower Credit Score Borrowers (0-619) Suffer Escalating Mortgage Delinquency Rates

by confoundedinterest17 We are seeing the aftermath of the Federal government’s fiscal response to the Covid outbreak of 2020. Home prices exploded following The Federal government’s spending spree. The end result? US housing is simply unaffordable for millions of households. Not really surprising given the soaring home prices following the Covid Federal spending spree.  

Will Mortgage Rates Crash and Spur a Real Estate Boom?

by Martin Armstrong Everyone keeps asking if mortgage rates will collapse in 2026 as if the entire real estate market revolves around the Federal Reserve pulling a lever. That is simply not how the system actually functions. Mortgage rates are tied to long-term capital flows and the 10-year yield, not just whatever the Fed does …

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Multifamily mortgage delinquencies are surging. Banks are dumping thousands of foreclosures every month. How is this possible? The Dow is over 50,000 right now

CONSUMER CREDIT CRISIS HIDING BEHIND MODIFICATIONS? THIS WILL LEAD INTO HOUSINGDelinquencies highest since '17. Student debt vertical. SLM masks with $1B "rescue" that failed. Structural rot or elite denial? You decide. $SLM $TLT Full expose: https://t.co/Jk0TkOddWi pic.twitter.com/IGBrQiR1i3 — 7 (@quantLR) February 12, 2026 How is this possible? The Dow is over 50,000 right now https://t.co/UxDtEUQJwk …

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Millions of student loan borrowers NOT repaying loans… Mortgage delinquencies rising

Roughly a million borrowers defaulted on their federal student loans late last year, with millions delinquent on their payments and sliding toward the same fate. That’s according to federal data and the latest Household Debt and Credit Report from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, which dropped on Tuesday. The report includes student loan …

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We’re in “reverse” now… “Nobody could have seen this coming”… If you want to lower mortgage rates, you gotta crash the stock market bubble

We’re in “reverse” now. 👇🏼 https://t.co/BoKr3sseXk pic.twitter.com/AHzh49jOwC — Kalani o Māui (@MauiBoyMacro) February 5, 2026 “Nobody could have seen this coming.” 👇🏼 pic.twitter.com/r94w0m3Xze — Kalani o Māui (@MauiBoyMacro) February 5, 2026 Can someone explain to me like I’m 10 years old, how Bitcoin has gone down -$32,000 with NO BOUNCE in 14 days? pic.twitter.com/WRcyBnbfcQ — …

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New House Prices have dropped below Existing Homes for the first time in history. 60% of buyers purchased homes below original asking price. Mortgage demand turns negative.

“Probably not the best sign for home sales.” 👇🏼 https://t.co/w7rVKqK4AU — Kalani o Māui (@MauiBoyMacro) February 2, 2026 New House Prices have dropped below Existing Homes for the first time in history 🚨🤯 pic.twitter.com/PGQ9rQlIvi — Barchart (@Barchart) February 2, 2026 Foreclosure rates have continued their double-digit surge across the country, up 21% from last year. …

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High home prices are WORSE for an economy… Trump admits he is protecting boomers and will not let housing prices stop rising.

"Rent is throwing money away!" Meanwhile she pays $5,155 a month for a mortgage and $3,241 of it VANISHES into interest and taxes.pic.twitter.com/NZq2A4SX1P — Darth Powell (@VladTheInflator) January 23, 2026 There is no such thing as home price appreciation outside of inflation. Its a wealth transfer from young to old via interest rates.pic.twitter.com/GrK2AVg8LM — Darth …

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Liquidity crisis hits Canadian mortgage and development funds.

They took C$30 billion, locked it up, and are grinning while investors twiddle their thumbs like idiots. BREAKING NEWS: Almost 40% of Canadian Real Estate investment funds are stopping investors from pulling their money out due to the Canadian housing market collapse. pic.twitter.com/L0vKvLy4qZ — Darth Powell (@VladTheInflator) January 12, 2026 Factcheck: Yes, the claim has …

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Trump is launching his own QE: Mortgage rates hit three year low after Trump orders Fannie and Freddie to buy $200 billion in bonds. 30 year mortgage may be heading down to 5.5%.

🚨 BREAKING: THIS IS HOW 2006 HAPPENS AGAIN Trump orders $200,000,000,000 in mortgage bond buys to lower mortgage rates. If they really start doing it to "lower mortgage rates" That is not fixing housing. That is pumping the bubble. Because the US housing problem is not… https://t.co/Pk1Q2sYtyj pic.twitter.com/MqN9hGAX3Y — Wimar.X (@DefiWimar) January 8, 2026 Trump …

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The Bank of England will be disappointed by high UK mortgage rates and falling house prices

via notayesmanseconomics Hello again and a Happy New Year to you all. That theme links to today’s subject because the research student at the Bank of England morning meeting will have been hanging out the bunting for this, FTSE 100 opens back above 10,000 The FTSE 100 rose 0.4% to 10,008.06, propelled by gains in heavyweight producers. Shell climbed 0.9%, while …

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Mortgage payments up 82% while incomes crawl 26%, and now 74% of Americans say the country is on the wrong path

You can’t build stability when the basics are priced out of reach, and that anger doesn’t fade quietly. It turns into distrust, burnout, and eventually backlash. Income it takes to buy homes in various areas, per BankRate. pic.twitter.com/xMA9IkKSXi — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) December 24, 2025 "24% of Americans satisfied and 74% dissatisfied with the way things …

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Government Spending Helped Kill Mortgage Demand! Mortgage Demand Decreased 3.8 Percent From One Week Earlier

by confoundedinterest Nobody wastes money like government, particularly around events like Covid where Federal spending led to housing prices spiking after Covid outbreak in 2020. This made housing unaffordable for most households. This in turn helped kill the mortgage market. Mortgage applications decreased 3.8 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage …

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Hallelujah! Mortgage Demand Increased 4.8% From Previous Week (Purchase Demand Increased 32%, Refi Demand Increased 14%)

by confoundedinterest17 Hallelujah, I love this economy so! Of course, former First Lady Jill Biden is on the national tour trashing the economy saying it was “perfect” under Joe Biden. Mortgage applications increased 4.8 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending …

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