Silicon Valley Bank Collapse Could Impact Housing Market in Two Ways: Zillow

Silicon Valley Bank Collapse Could Impact Housing Market in Two Ways: Zillow
Silicon Valley Bank customers wait in line at SVB's headquarters in Santa Clara, Calif., on March 13, 2023. Noah Berger/AFP via Getty Images
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The recent collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) could impact the housing market in two separate ways, according to real-estate marketplace company Zillow.

In an article published on March 14, Zillow chief economist Skylar Olsen noted that mortgage rates could fall if the Federal Reserve pulls back from its aggressive interest-rate hikes—which market experts have said looked likely to increase again—in the wake of the latest crisis.