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Americans can still get a 2% mortgage (www.economist.com)
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[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

Mortgage transfer. You aren't getting a NEW mortgage at 2.0%, you're assuming the previous mortgage at 2.0%.

Not quite the same deal, but I could see a low mortgage being a selling point.