Marketplace

Can we break out of the mortgage lock-in effect?


Listen Later

It’s a tough time to be a first-time buyer in the housing market. But it’s also tricky if you own a home and are looking to buy a new one, because your mortgage rate could roughly double. That “lock-in effect” is keeping housing inventory low and pushing prices higher. Then, we’ll examine why shipping costs are falling despite global disruptions and hear how steakhouses are trying to rebrand themselves.

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

MarketplaceBy Marketplace

  • 4.6
  • 4.6
  • 4.6
  • 4.6
  • 4.6

4.6

8,358 ratings


More shows like Marketplace

View all
Freakonomics Radio by Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher

Freakonomics Radio

32,246 Listeners

Fresh Air by NPR

Fresh Air

38,512 Listeners

Planet Money by NPR

Planet Money

30,688 Listeners

Marketplace Morning Report by Marketplace

Marketplace Morning Report

933 Listeners

Marketplace All-in-One by Marketplace

Marketplace All-in-One

1,387 Listeners

Marketplace Tech by Marketplace

Marketplace Tech

1,290 Listeners

Science Friday by Science Friday and WNYC Studios

Science Friday

6,439 Listeners

The Uncertain Hour by Marketplace

The Uncertain Hour

2,177 Listeners

Make Me Smart by Marketplace

Make Me Smart

5,489 Listeners

The Daily by The New York Times

The Daily

113,527 Listeners

Up First from NPR by NPR

Up First from NPR

56,976 Listeners

The Indicator from Planet Money by NPR

The Indicator from Planet Money

9,566 Listeners

Today, Explained by Vox

Today, Explained

10,333 Listeners

This Is Uncomfortable by Marketplace

This Is Uncomfortable

3,614 Listeners

Short Wave by NPR

Short Wave

6,581 Listeners

Consider This from NPR by NPR

Consider This from NPR

6,449 Listeners

Marketplace Minute by Marketplace

Marketplace Minute

163 Listeners

Million Bazillion by Marketplace

Million Bazillion

2,997 Listeners

How We Survive by Marketplace

How We Survive

1,385 Listeners

Financially Inclined by Marketplace

Financially Inclined

91 Listeners

The Economics of Everyday Things by Freakonomics Network & Zachary Crockett

The Economics of Everyday Things

1,641 Listeners