A lot of interesting angles to all of this; too many for a blog post.  But real demand destruction is likely lower as many of those households already have a house and mortgage.   6% is obviously high in recent context, but historically not so much.  It will be interesting to see how the market adjusts.  My realtor was saying folks are starting to downsize expectations - they're still committed to getting a house, but going down in price range to make it work.  Too early to tell if that's a reaction or a trend.

Best thing to do near-term would be to immediately roll back the previous administration's cap on mortgage interest deductions and state/local tax deductions.  It may be the only opportunity for relief as rates aren't coming down any time soon.  Either way, I won't be voting for JPOW for President; the Fed totally fell asleep at the wheel.