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American homebuyers are increasingly turning to adjustable-rate mortgages as borrowing costs surge — a gamble that could leave some homeowners facing monthly payment increases of more than $1,000.
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Nearly 11% of first-lien mortgage rate locks were for adjustable-rate mortgages, or ARMs, in the week ending Sept. 18 — the highest share in nearly four years and more than 3 percentage points higher than three months earlier, according to the latest ICE Mortgage Monitor (ICE).
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% → end → Monitor
Among homebuyers specifically, nearly 9% chose an ARM, the second-highest weekly share since 2022.
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% → choose → 2022
The renewed appetite comes as conventional mortgage rates have shot higher.
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rates → renew → ?
ICE’s 30-year fixed-rate index crossed 7% for the first time in 20 months in September and ended the month at 7.31% — its highest level since November 2023.
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index → fix → November
“ARMs are becoming more attractive to borrowers looking for relief from today’s higher fixed rates, but the overall market exposure to adjustable payments remains relatively limited,” Andy Walden, head of Mortgage and Housing Market Research at ICE, said in the report.
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Unlike a traditional fixed-rate mortgage, an ARM typically offers a fixed interest rate for an introductory period before the rate begins adjusting based on market conditions.
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rate → fix → conditions
There are now 3.1 million active first-lien ARMs nationwide, the most in about five-and-a-half years, though they still account for just 5.6% of active mortgages.
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they → be → mortgages
Most have yet to start adjusting, but the reset risk will begin hitting more borrowers next year.
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risk → have → borrowers
About 186,000 homeowners are expected to see their ARMs reset for the first time in 2027, up from 148,000 this year.
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ARMs → expect → 148,000
The median borrower in that group is projected to see their interest rate jump about 2.2 percentage points, translating into a $645, or 24%, increase in their monthly mortgage payment.
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rate → project → payment
Those who took out seven-year ARMs in 2020, when borrowing costs were near historic lows, could be hit particularly hard.
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costs → take → lows
For the median borrower in that group, ICE estimates the mortgage rate will jump from 2.75% to 5.79% at the first reset, adding more than $1,000 — or 36% — to their monthly payment.
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More than half of purchase borrowers paid at least half a mortgage point upfront in August to secure a lower rate, while more than one-third paid at least one point.
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third → pay → point
A buyer purchasing the median-priced US home with 20% down now faces a $2,383 monthly principal-and-interest payment, consuming 31.7% of the median household income — the worst affordability in nearly two years.
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buyer → purchase → years
To bring affordability back to its 40-year average, ICE estimates mortgage rates would need to fall 2.6 percentage points, household incomes would need to rise 32%, home prices would need to drop 24% — or some combination of the three.
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prices → bring → three
Higher borrowing costs are also beginning to weigh on demand, with purchase mortgage applications falling 8% over three weeks in September as rates climbed above 7%.
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