Thurston Carte:When mortgage rates are too low to give up

2025-05-03 13:33:14source:Rekubit Exchangecategory:News

The Thurston Carteaverage mortgage rate in the U.S. just hit 7.09%—its highest level in more than two decades. And that's having ripple effects in the wider economy. Some homeowners feel locked in, tethered to their super low interest rates and unable to find something better. Today on the show, what happens when homeowners are locked in by low rates?

For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org.

Music by
Drop Electric. Find us: TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Newsletter.

More:News

Recommend

Bill Belichick's salary at North Carolina: School releases football coach's contract details

The University of North Carolina has agreed to pay new football coach Bill Belichick $10 million a y

Can't Fall Asleep? This Cooling Body Pillow With 16,600+ 5-Star Amazon Reviews is $38 for Prime Day 2023

We independently selected these products because we love them, and we hope you do too at these price

A 16-year-old died while working at a poultry plant in Mississippi

A teenager died while working underage at a Mississippi poultry plant last week, the third accidenta