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What Does an Economic Slowdown Mean for the Housing Market?

July 7, 2022 By Tami Savage

What Does an Economic Slowdown Mean for the Housing Market?

According to a recent survey, more and more Americans are concerned about a possible recession. Those concerns were validated when the Federal Reserve met and confirmed they were strongly committed to bringing down inflation. And, in order to do so, they’d use their tools and influence to slow down the economy.

All of this brings up many fears and questions around how it might affect our lives, our jobs, and business overall. And one concern many Americans have is: how will this affect the housing market? We know how economic slowdowns have impacted home prices in the past, but how could this next slowdown affect real estate and the cost of financing a home?

According to Mortgage Specialists: 

“Throughout history, during a recessionary period, interest rates go up at the beginning of the recession. But in order to come out of a recession, interest rates are lowered to stimulate the economy moving forward.”

Here’s the data to back that up. If you look back at each recession going all the way to the early 1980s, here’s what happened to mortgage rates during those times (see chart below):

Mortgage Rates & Recessions

As the chart shows, historically, each time the economy slowed down, mortgage rates decreased. Fortune.com helps explain the trend like this:

“Over the past five recessions, mortgage rates have fallen an average of 1.8 percentage points from the peak seen during the recession to the trough. And in many cases, they continued to fall after the fact as it takes some time to turn things around even when the recession is technically over.”

And while history doesn’t always repeat itself, we can learn from it. While an economic slowdown needs to happen to help taper inflation, it hasn’t always been a bad thing for the housing market. Typically, it has meant that the cost to finance a home has gone down, and that’s a good thing. 

Bottom Line

Concerns of a recession are rising. As the economy slows down, history tells us this would likely mean lower mortgage rates for those looking to refinance or buy a home. While no one knows exactly what the future holds, you can make the right decision for you by working with a trusted real estate professional to get expert advice on what’s happening in the housing market and what that means for your homeownership goals.

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• the mortgage rates week-to-week, 
• review the latest data from NAR on pending and existing home sales, and
• see/hear what some of the experts have stated.

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I'm Tami Savage, a local Realtor® with eXp Realty in Cumming, GA. We lived on the southside of Metro Atlanta in Fayette County, GA (Peachtree City & Fayetteville) for 19 years then moved away for about 5 years.  Georgia recently called us home, we bought a house in west Forsyth this past Winter.  Excited to get to know the area, community, businesses around, and more.  

My goal is to present helpful information with an emphasis on the Real Estate market (of course) but also highlighting Cumming, Canton, Ball Ground, Milton/Alpharetta, and surrounding areas.  

Hit the subscribe button to get real estate info every week. 

Want more info ... 
check out my digital business card:   https://tamisavage.com/bc

📱   Cell:  (770) 744-2524
☎️ Office:  (888) 959-9461 x2543
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• https://www.marketwatch.com/picks/until-inflation-peaks-mortgage-rates-wont-either-we-asked-3-economists-and-real-estate-pros-will-mortgage-rates-climb-higher-this-summer-01655941487
• https://twitter.com/RDC_Economics/status/1542511111852793857
• https://www.bankrate.com/real-estate/housing-market-predictions/
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Check out the video to see what the experts say and see the mortgage changes throughout 2022 so far. 📈

🤝 I'm here to help with your real estate goals, so reach out if there's anything I can do.

For more information:
📱   Cell:  (770) 744-2524
☎️ Office:  (888) 959-9461 x2543
📧  tami@tamisavage.com
🌐 www.tamisavage.com


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I'm Tami Savage, a local Realtor® with eXp Realty in Cumming, GA. We lived on the southside of Metro Atlanta in Fayette County, GA (Peachtree City & Fayetteville) for 19 years then moved away for about 5 years.  Georgia recently called us home, we bought a house in west Forsyth this past Winter.  Excited to get to know the area, community, businesses around, and more.  

My goal is to present helpful information with an emphasis on the Real Estate market (of course) but also highlighting Cumming, Canton, Ball Ground, Milton/Alpharetta, and surrounding areas.  

Hit the subscribe button to get real estate info every week. 

Want more info ... 
check out my digital business card:   https://tamisavage.com/bc

📱   Cell:  (770) 744-2524
☎️ Office:  (888) 959-9461 x2543
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