The Lock-in Effect: 89% of People With Mortgages Have an Interest Rate Below 6%, Down From a Record 93% in 2022
Most homeowners with mortgages have a rate below today’s average, prompting many to stay put. But the share of homeowners with relatively low rates has fallen from its record high because some have given up on waiting to move until rates nosedive, and everyone who has purchased a home in the last year has done