Nice story from @bencasselman on the missing housing recovery. Lending standards matter, but id add that full employment will help a lot too when we finally get ithttps://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/31/business/economy/fed-mortgage-rates.html …
Whys the driver? Is it because the entry-level markets are in he places without great jobs?
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It's not for lack of demand for shelter (including the ability to pay). Rents are rising. It's a lack of funding for purchase. That ends up limiting new supply, which leads to rising rents, which entry level households must pay because they can't get mortgages.
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But is it lack of supply or that entry-level households have too little income/too much debt?
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It’s illegal to lend to entry level buyers
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The rental yield on entry level properties is such that if you could afford to rent, you could likely afford to buy. Put differently, if PE finds it worthwhile to own and operate rentals, then owners should too.
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