What is an inflation-indexed mortgage?
Answer:An inflation indexed mortgage is the only mortgage delivering greater long term certainty for the life of the loan. That is, when inflation goes up, prices go up and mortgage payments go up. Inflation indexed mortgage loans are rarely issued - only few countries have them.
Countries with Inflation Indexed Mortgages
One such country is Turkey - they have the WIPM - wage-indexed payment mortgage. Turkey is a country with a pretty much what economists call "inflationary economy". Economies with high inflation are the ones most utilizing inflation-indexed bonds and loans. In the case of real estate, inflation indexed home loans allow families to start with higher loan amounts and still cut their monthly mortgage payment. Suddenly, houses would become affordable.
Home loans that are inflation-indexed avoid many of the risks that adjustable rate and fixed rate mortgages create; however, fixed nominal home loans seem most appropriate for most households most of the time, if they are not living in a high-inflation economy.
Investors, though, may have limited interest in inflation-based mortgage tools, as the level of return will be tied to the inflation level and investment flexibility will be more limited
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