House prices survived the last interest-rate rise. Will they this time?

House prices survived the last interest-rate rise. Will they this time?economist.com

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They were priced just right for private equity to outbid everyone last time. The same will happen again. Lots of overpriced rentals will be coming onto the market soon.

rvz9 days ago

House prices (for humans) and replacing human knowledge workers with AI are incompatible in 95% of the world.

Data centers (homes for agents) are the priority.

toomuchtodo10 days ago

Hopefully not.

kazinator10 days ago

Nope! Interest rates significantly affect house prices in an environment in which houses are are affordable by large numbers of people to whom interest rates are of paramount importance.

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