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right, but then new buyers taking out new mortgages at new rates will be unable to afford monthly payments at drastically increased prices.

If fed rates ever go back to 5%, which they haven't been since the 90's, then mortgage rates would go to 7 or 8 percent.

it's the monthly payments not the price of the house, and if rates go up because the Fed has to chase inflation, then those monthly payments go up, and affordability goes down.

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No, when interest rates rise, prices of houses will go down to what people can afford as monthly payments. Principal Price of house amortized + interest = monthly payments

If people's income have been increasing,they will be able to afford slightly higher monthly payments but it's all going to be eaten by interest.

Or even more of the market will eaten up by people paying cash.

Except that your monthly payment is directly affected by the price of the home. If the fed starting selling bonds left and right tomorrow to get the rate to 5%, those home prices would sink.

Exactly my point

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