Tag: Interest Rates Affect Real Estate

How Interest Rates Have Led to a Decline in Home Sales

A for sale sign sits in front of a home

Even if you’ve only occasionally paid attention to the news in recent years, you’ve likely heard a lot about both interest rate hikes and the cost of real estate. These two stories are actually quite intertwined. Interest rates have had a major impact on the cost of housing, which obviously affects home sales. Here’s how… Read more »

How Interest Rates Can Affect Real Estate Value

Consecutive piles of pennies, increasing in size, represent interest rates increasing

Two of the biggest business news stories in recent months have involved increasing inflation and the rising cost of real estate. What hasn’t been made as clear in this reporting is that a potential solution to the first issue could actually affect the second. This is to say, a change in interest rates could influence… Read more »