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A Huge Number of Homeowners Have Mortgage Rates Too Good to Give Up
(www.nytimes.com)
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Not sure what makes you think this, but most mortgages are a contract for 15 to 30 years that lock you into a rate until the house is paid off. You may be thinking of some kind of variable rate mortgage but I though those renewed the rates way more often than 5 years but I'm not sure. It'll all depend on the mortgage terms.
https://www.investopedia.com/why-high-mortgage-rates-matter-less-in-the-u-s-than-in-other-countries-8384678
All the non-Americans here can't get 30 year fixed mortgages, that's why a good part of the Lemmings here are confused
30 year fixed rate with a 30 year pay-back period is available in the Netherlands too, but most people take the 20 year fixed rate for a 30 year repay period, because it's lower interest, and after 20 years, the remaining principal is pretty low.