Stephen Basaja
speaker
953 appearances
128 recordings
2 series
first heard Dec 2025
last heard yesterday
Stephen Basaja’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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Well, that was before the war with Iran.
I mean, just about two weeks ago, mortgage rates fell below 6% for the first time in years.
But they also quickly rose back up because of all the uncertainty in the economy, primarily because of the war with Iran.
And so lawmakers can propose 40 different measures, all meant to improve affordability.
And the president can sign executive orders to try and help.
But this war that he launched has made it a scary time to lend money.
And that makes it more expensive to get a mortgage and buy a house.
Thanks for having me.
Mortgage rates have been steadily declining since last May, so it's not like housing got drastically more affordable this week.
But Kate Wood with NerdWallet said the psychological effect of a mortgage below 6% and just how long people have been waiting to move could get more Americans house shopping.
The U.S.
is in a housing affordability crisis and cheaper mortgages can help.
But the U.S.
also has a housing shortage.
So a flood of new buyers without more supply could drive prices up, cutting into any affordability gains.
Stephen Passaha, NPR News.
You can't have a lot of little boy network or friendship, like a lot of friendships push people to jobs and stuff like that.
If those workers approve the contract, they will immediately get a roughly $6,500 bonus.
Wages would also go up more than 20% over four years and get cost-of-living adjustments.
The union says health care premiums will also be frozen under this contract.
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