#housing-economics

#housing-economics

The first thing to watch out for is any references to a rent freeze saving tenants nearly $600 a month. The statistic, which activist groups have been using in their campaign for a freeze, is based on an analysis of what aggressive rather than zero increases would mean over four years.

If you freeze rents for current rent-stabilized tenants, then there will be a significant domino effect that results in higher rents for neighboring free market tenants.

Mortgage spreads, the difference between 10-year Treasury yields and 30-year mortgage rates, have shown improvement since 2023, influencing positive trends in purchase applications.