MORTGAGE LENDING IN 2019

Will 2019 bring a boom in home equity lending? HW+

Certain dynamics shaping the market have led the occasional forecaster to predict a boom in home equity lending. Mortgage rates are rising, they say, prompting more to stay put and tap into their equity instead. So does this mean 2019 will see home equity lending soar? HousingWire asked three economists to weigh in, and here’s what they had to say.