Rates Fell Below 6%. The Wall Stayed.

Описание: Mortgage rates finally dipped below 6%.
But the wall didn’t move.

In this short breakdown, I track the receipts behind the “relief” narrative:
5.98% on Freddie Mac’s weekly survey, the income required to afford the typical U.S. home, the rate-lock inventory trap, and why “lower rates” can wake demand faster than supply can respond.

Not financial advice. For education only. No affiliation with Freddie Mac, Redfin, NAHB, AP, Reuters, or the SF Fed.

[TIMESTAMPS]
0:00 The 5.98% headline
0:18 The $111,252 wall
0:40 Inventory is the choke point
1:05 Rate-lock keeps supply tight
1:30 No boom without supply
1:55 The 1.42M “switch”
2:20 Demand drives metro gaps
2:52 Who pays the lockout
3:10 The watch signal

📊 Data Sources & References
Freddie Mac PMMS (Feb 26, 2026: 5.98%): https://www.freddiemac.com/pmms
Freddie Mac PMMS Archives: -https://www.freddiemac.com/pmms/pmms_...
Redfin - Required income $111,252:
https://www.redfin.com/news/press-rel...
Redfin - Buyers vs renters gap ($111k vs $76k, median $86k): https://www.redfin.com/news/press-rel...
NAHB priced-out estimates (+1.42M households): https://www.nahb.org/news-and-economi...
AP (about ~69% at 5% or lower, cited to Realtor.com): https://apnews.com/article/mortgage-r...
Reuters (under 6% but supply key): https://www.reuters.com/business/fina...
SF Fed (demand indicators, income/population): https://www.frbsf.org/research-and-in...

#HousingMarket #MortgageRates #Affordability

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