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How Market Volatility Can Affect Homeowners and House Hunters

2025/4/16
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WSJ Your Money Briefing

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Julia Carpenter: 鉴于当前市场动荡,以及房屋保险、房产税和业主协会费用的上涨,现在购置房产可能并非明智之举。购房者需要谨慎考虑,在承担如此大的经济责任前,务必确保自身经济状况稳定。 Veronica Dagher: 目前购房市场面临诸多挑战,包括房屋库存短缺和抵押贷款利率上升。购房者应专注于自身可控因素,例如预算、债务水平和工作稳定性。不必非要购置房产,租房也是一种可行的选择。此外,当前经济形势不稳定,可能面临失业风险,房屋维护成本也在上涨,因此,在决定购置房产前,应仔细权衡利弊。对于已购房者而言,如果计划长期居住,则无需过度担忧市场波动;但如果计划出售房屋,则可能需要根据地区调整价格,出售时间也会更长。一些房主可以向贷款机构申请修改抵押贷款利率,这需要支付一定费用,但比重新申请抵押贷款更便捷省钱,但并非所有贷款机构都提供此服务,且申请者需要满足一定的信用评分和收入水平要求。短期内抵押贷款利率不太可能大幅下降,一些低收入房主可能面临还款困难。

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Mortgage rates have gone up since last week’s market volatility. Wall Street Journal reporter Veronica Dagher joins host Julia Carpenter to discuss what this means for homeowners and potential home buyers.

Further Reading 

How to Make Major Money Decisions Right Now: A WSJ Guide

Buying a Home in 2025: Navigating the Crunch - WSJ

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