Casal compra casa no outono de 2022 esperando refinanciar a taxas mais baixas, mas em vez disso as taxas aumentam. Couple buys home in fall 2022 expecting to refinance at lower rates, but rates increase instead.

O casal Steven e Katherine Wolf perdeu as baixas taxas de hipoteca durante a pandemia e comprou uma casa no outono de 2022 com o plano de refinanciar mais tarde. Couple, Steven and Katherine Wolf, missed out on low mortgage rates during the pandemic and purchased a home in fall 2022 with the plan to refinance later. No entanto, desde então, as taxas aumentaram em vez de diminuir como esperado, deixando-os presos aos seus elevados pagamentos mensais. However, rates have since increased instead of decreasing as they had expected, leaving them stuck with their high monthly payments. O casal foi incentivado por agentes imobiliários e corretores de hipotecas que se beneficiariam com sua decisão inicial. The couple had been encouraged by real estate agents and mortgage brokers who stand to benefit from their initial decision.