Insights

REPORT / HOUSING MARKETS

The price cut that
never appears in the price.

A builder can lower a buyer's payment without lowering the contract price. Follow what the concession changes, and what it leaves behind.

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LONG READ / HOUSING AFFORDABILITY

The house that
must become cheaper.

A lower price can open a door. A sudden collapse can trap the family already inside.

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LONG READ / HOUSING AFFORDABILITY

18 percent
was not fine.

The old mortgage rate was higher. The new house is dearer. Neither fact explains who can still get through the door.

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PERSPECTIVE / MODELS AND DECISIONS

A value is not an exit

A property value model estimates a price. A simulation asks when that value might become usable cash, and what could get in the way.

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