The Trump Administration’s Portable Mortgage Push Could Let You Keep Your 3% Rate, but Experts Warn It May Backfire. What Can Homeowners Do Now?
November 25, 2025
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As federal policymakers consider allowing borrowers to transfer their existing low-interest mortgages to new homes, Penn IUR Co-Director and Wharton professor Susan Wachter shares how these "portable mortgage[s] could nudge homeowners who have been staying put to sell, opening the door for new buyers."
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