46% of US Homeowners with a Mortgage are Frozen and Can’t Afford to Move

Was looking at some data from Zillow that indicates about 17% of US homes with a mortgage remain under water:

LTV dist of US homeowners with mort
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Bad enough but the reality is that a much larger portion are effectively frozen in their homes: They can’t sell and net enough money to make the downpayment on a similar size home, forget about actually moving up:

46% of US homeowners with a mortgage can't sell and buy another home of similar price

That’s more than 46% Continue reading 46% of US Homeowners with a Mortgage are Frozen and Can’t Afford to Move

10 Year Apartment Building Investment Loan Rate Drops Another 6 Basis Points Today

The 10 year fixed rate apartment building investment loan we track fell 6 basis points (bp) to 4.369% today. (See loan details below):

10 year Treasury vs. Apartment Building Investment Loan Rate
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That drop doesn’t show up on the chart very well but it’s the first change in the rate since the middle of January when it had been flatlining at 4.5% since the end of November. Meanwhile the T10 (10yr. Treasury) had been working its way higher since hitting 1.68% in the end of January which in turn has been reducing the spread between the two rates from the 2.5% range down below 2.25% and coming in to 2.169 today. I expect the Continue reading 10 Year Apartment Building Investment Loan Rate Drops Another 6 Basis Points Today