Thursday, 22 March 2018 10:40

Keep an Eye on Mortgage Debt

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Those looking for signs of what will happen to the US economy would be wise to keep an eye on mortgage issuance. While the supply of homes is notoriously tight, many are worried that higher rates might doom the mortgage market. Well, despite several hikes in 2017, the year ended up being a very strong one for commercial mortgage issuance. Total commercial mortgage debt rose by $200 bn in the year to hit $3.18 tn total. It was the strongest year of mortgage debt growth since 2007.


FINSUM: This is one of the stats where you are not sure whether to be nervous or hopeful. On the one hand, it is good that issuance wasn’t dented by rate hikes, but on the other, the stats seem almost worryingly positive.

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