Negative Real Mortgage Rates Means Don’t Pay Down Extra Principal

As a homeowner with a mortgage, the holy grail is having a mortgage rate below the 10-year bond yield. When you have this situation, you are living for free and should not pay down extra principal. If you had the money, you could invest an amount equal to your mortgage into a 10-year Treasury bond.

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