Trump administration looks at ‘portable mortgages’ to ease cost of homebuying

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Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte said the administration is actively evaluating “portable mortgages” that would allow homebuyers to take their mortgage rate with them when they decide to move. The proposal is a direct bid to confront the so-called “lock-in effect,” where homeowners are unwilling or unable to part with their lower mortgage rate.