The Impact of “Mortgage Lock-In” on Homebuyers

Professor Lu Liu headshot During the pandemic, historically low interest rates offered a unique opportunity for prospective homeowners. However, research by Lu Liu, assistant professor of finance at Wharton and Julia Fonseca of University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, suggests that locking in those low rates may have had unintended consequences. This paper is aRead More

A Bite of Finance: The Latest from Wharton

A promotional graphic titled "A Bite of Finance: The Latest from Wharton," featuring information about a paper on measuring intermediaries'' risk-bearing capacity. It includes authors'' names, a quote, and options to read more or contact the author, set This Bite of Finance newsletter highlights recent ground-breaking research by Wharton’s finance faculty and papers supported by Finance at Wharton. In this July 2024 issue: intermediary elasticity; the impact of perceived environmental health risk on property values and neighborhood composition; how households are exposed to interest rate risk; factors thatRead More