The Federal Reserve is one of the largest, if not the largest, source of money for getting a home mortgage. "It now owns more than a third of the MBS market."
"Home prices nationally in January rose 11.2% year over year, according to the latest S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Index. That is the largest annual gain in nearly 15 years."
"Mortgage rates loosely follow the yield on the 10-year Treasury note, which fell dramatically during the pandemic. ... Mortgage rates are [as far below] 10-year Treasury yields as they have been for the past decade."
So rather than raise mortgage interest rates in step with the 10-year Treasury yield, the Fed has kept rates low, which has fueled demand for house buyers and thus higher house prices. A lower interest rate implies a lower monthly payment, which permits borrowing more, which often means paying more for a house.
My personal experience agrees with higher prices for houses during the past year or so. Zillow.com publishes z-estimates of home prices on its website. The z-estimate of our house has risen about 24% since Jan 2020. Luckily for us, we got a contract to sell it for more than the asking price. We are buying a brand new house for which the builder probably set the price months ago. So our timing seems good and/or lucky.
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