Effects of raising mortgage rates on future home buying in the U.S. 2018

Published by Statista Research Department, Nov 6, 2020
This statistic shows the effects that increasing mortgage rates would have on home buying in the United States in 2018. During the survey, 27 percent of respondents said they would slow down their search and wait for the rates to come back again.

If mortgage rates were to rise above 5%, what effect would it have on your home-buying plans?

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Release date

February 2018

Region

United States

Survey time period

November 1 to December 6, 2017

Number of respondents

4,270 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

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all respondents were U.S. residents from 14 metropolitan areas who said they planned to try to buy a home in the next 12 months

Method of interview

Online survey

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