2026-01-05 23:29:50

Expected rate hikes this year are cooling buyer sentiment across the housing market. When borrowing costs rise, consumer confidence typically shrinks. The ripple effect? Home price appreciation looks set to decelerate sharply—potentially falling to under 50% of 2025's growth pace. For investors tracking broader economic headwinds, this shift in the real estate sector reflects tightening financial conditions that often precede market-wide adjustments.

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StakoorNeverSleeps

· 01-08 23:20

Here comes the interest rate thing again, the housing prices have to fall, right?

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ThatsNotARugPull

· 01-07 15:22

Interest rates are going up again, the housing market needs to cool down... Looks like we'll have to wait before entering the market again.

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CountdownToBroke

· 01-06 08:39

Oh my, are the housing prices going to drop? Now my dream of getting on board feels even further away.

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GasWastingMaximalist

· 01-05 23:59

The rise in interest rates is really about to bring down housing prices, it's hard to watch.

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CryptoGoldmine

· 01-05 23:56

The logic behind the halving of housing price growth is quite clear: rising borrowing costs directly squeeze demand. This data chain is actually the same as the cycle of mining difficulty adjustments. --- When an interest rate hike cycle arrives, liquidity tightening is usually comprehensive. Real estate is just the surface; the core is the funding environment behind it. Bitcoin reacts more sensitively to such macro signals. --- Looking at the data of a 50% slowdown in growth, the market is indeed adjusting its risk pricing, and the timing is quite interesting. --- The cooling of the housing market indicates that large funds are reallocating. At this point, paying more attention to the ROI of alternative assets would be more rational. --- Rising interest rates → decreased purchasing power → narrower housing price increases. This transmission mechanism applies to everything, not just real estate. --- To be honest, I don't pay much attention to housing prices, but the tightening signals reflected are worth noting.

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IntrovertMetaverse

· 01-05 23:54

Here comes the real estate tactic again—when interest rates rise, they panic and run out.

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