Rate-Proof Your Strategy: How to Underwrite Real Estate Deals at 7%
For much of the 2010s and early 2020s, real estate investors enjoyed historically low interest rates. Borrowing costs were often below 4%, creating a tailwind for asset appreciation, cash flow, and refinancing flexibility. But as of mid-2025, we’re in a fundamentally different lending environment. The average 30-year fixed mortgage rate has hovered around 6.8% since […]
