Economist Says Rising Mortgage Rates Will Not Hurt US Housing Market

In which direction will the market go?

Aneta Markowska, Chief US Economist for societe Generale made an interesting point about rising mortgage rates and the US housing market.  Despite rising interest rates, Markowska believes US home prices will continue to rise, not fall.

Markowska's research shows American expectation is for annulized home prices to increase 5.0%.  With current 30-year fixed mortgages at 4.44%, homebuyers will feel like they are up 0.56%.  The relatively low interest rate compared with the anticipated appreciation of the home shows a profit, according to Markowska.

Markowska believes this will continue to spur home buying despite a rise in mortgage rates.  Markowska stated, "If you're in you 20s or 30s thinking about starting a family, you're not going to be renting forever.  And, I think if you expect prices to rise, you're going to be enticed to actually come in and pull the trigger."

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