Don't Blame Interest Rates for Falling Home Sales

Don’t Blame Interest Rates for Falling Home Sales

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Tags: Interventionism, Money and Banks, U.S. Economy

10/12/2026 Ryan McMaken

Mortgage rates are at historically normal levels. They are not “too high.” On the other hand, home prices are too high after years of subsidy from artificially low rates and government intervention. The answer to the stagnating market is to cut prices.

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