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The 6.55% Affordability Wall: The 15-Month Housing Freeze the Fed Can't Fix
Everyone blames the Federal Reserve for high mortgage rates—but that's not what's happening.Mortgage rates just climbed back to 6.6%, even though the Fed didn't raise rates at all.In this episode of Wall Street Truthbombs, Mark Malek explains the hidden force actually driving mortgage rates: exploding government borrowing, Treasury yields, and the growing federal deficit.You'll learn:• Why mortgage rates follow the 10-year Treasury—not the Fed Funds Rate• How nearly $10 trillion in Treasury borrowing is pushing rates higher• Why homebuilders are cutting prices but buyers still aren't buying•…
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