2 results for "lock-in-effect"

Housing Market

Home Purchase Loans Plunge to 12-Year Low: Affordability Crisis Worsen

With 581,000 purchase loans in Q1 2026, a 19% quarterly drop marks the lowest since 2014. Nearly every metro saw declines—what comes next?

Realtor.com News|6 days ago

Housing Market

Mortgage Lock-In Becomes Life Lock-In: Housing's New Trap

1.72 million sales lost to low-rate lock-in. Owners become landlords as 3% mortgages trap households in place.

HousingWire|8 days ago