Homeownership costs nearly double renting; Fed stuck between easing rates and battling inflation from soaring government debt.
Sectors & Industries
May 12, 2025
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The income required to buy a home is nearly double that needed to rent one, making the economics of home ownership upside down. If Congress does away with the ability to write off interest and tax payments, the benefits of home ownership will slip even further.
The Fed faces a difficult task in balancing the need for lower interest rates to encourage home ownership and affordability against the need to avoid sticky inflation set off by the Biden administration's historic debt spending.
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