Lower Interest Rates vs. Economic Uncertainty How will coronavirus affect the housing market? The answer likely depends on two questions: 1) which Buyers?; and 2) which segment(s) of the housing market — specifically, which price points? So, at the lower end of the market, especially in the Twin Cities, there remains an acute shortage of...Read More
Housing Market – Stock Market Linkage Economic observers — and readers of this blog — know the dynamic well. Namely, melting stocks precipitate a flight to safety (bonds), which drives down interest rates . . . helping home sales (at least in the short run). In fact, just such a sequence played out this week,...Read More