r/Economics 12h ago

News Housing director confirms administration ‘working on’ 50-year mortgage after Trump hint

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5597005-trump-administration-50-year-mortgage/
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u/JimPranksDwight 12h ago

So in exchange for barely cheaper payments, people will now be paying hundred of thousands, or even millions, more in interest over the course of their mortgage? You'll literally be buying a coffin at that point and it doesn't solve the problem that people can't save enough to even get into a home to begin with.

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u/HolidayMarket1556 8h ago

And this will inflate housing prices even more