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Kevin O'Leary Says No, Interest Rates Won't Ever Go Below 5% Again — But All That It Means Is… 'You're Gonna Buy A House 30% Smaller. That's All'

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  • Home buyers will adapt to higher rates by buying houses that are 30% smaller

    60% confidence

  • Using more than one-third of free cash flow after tax to pay mortgage leads to financial problems

    60% confidence

  • 3.5% to 3.75% mortgage rates were an aberration, not the norm

    60% confidence

  • People should stop waiting for the Federal Reserve to lower rates and should decide whether the numbers work now

    60% confidence

  • Interest rates will not go below 5% again, or will take a very long time if ever

    60% confidence

  • Interest rates in the U.S. will not be dropped dramatically due to strong economy and rising productivity

    60% confidence

  • For 40 years, 7% was a normal market mortgage rate

    60% confidence

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