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Uncertain Times: How Does it Affect my Home Buying Journey?

These are confusing and disturbing times. Please allow us to give you some perspective on the situation and the impact on the economy in general and mortgage rates in particular.
Dr. Chris Mulder

Dr. Chris is a former Senior Economist and Manager at the IMF and The World Bank. He is a Hypofriend Co-founder.

Published on Mar 2, 2022 Published on Mar 2, 2022 . Updated a year ago

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Dr. Chris is a former Senior Economist and Manager at the IMF and The World Bank. He is a Hypofriend Co-founder.

Inflation is rearing its head. Banks are tightening loan conditions. We are also in particular worried if not shocked by the developments of the last week in Ukraine. Apart from the fact that we of course ask ourselves as humans how we can help, we have also thought about what it means for you from a customer perspective. So we have summarised our thoughts on the situation. What is the impact, especially on housing and interest rates? Is it even advisable to continue pursuing our dream of owning a home at the moment? Please allow us to give you some perspective: