1970s Mortgage Rates Were Much Higher Than Today’s 7.4%, And The Housing Market Still Boomed. So Why Is It Frozen Now?

yf_tkr_DHI · 2026-10-21

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Mortgage rates in the 1970s regularly topped 15% and buyers still lined up. Today a rate near 7.4% has nearly frozen the market solid, and the explanation involves two forces most buyers never see coming.

Sector coverage: Consumer Cyclical · Residential Construction

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