Centro de Documentacion de Fundación MAPFRE - Housing markets : central banks taketh away

Publication: Adliswil, Swiss : Swiss Re Institute, 2022Physical description: 2 pSeries: (Economic insights ; Issue 17/2022)Notes: Sumario: Surging interest rates are increasing mortgage servicing costs and making new house purchases less affordable. House price corrections are likely, with levels of debt and prices already elevated. Fixed rate mortgages may only offer limited protection if central banks keep rates higher for longer to bring inflation down. Insurers could face both business and investment risk exposures.Materia / lugar / evento: Bancos centrales Mercados financieros Análisis de riesgos Secondary series: Economic Insights Other categories: 7