Eli5: why are interest rates now considered worse than higher interest rates of decades ago?

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I am surrounded by boomers saying this that in their day interest rates were at 15% and we have it easy! I’m also surrounded by the younger generations saying this is ‘not the same thing’

Explain to me the reasoning…

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The *interest rates* are not worse than the rates of decades ago.

The *effects* of the current rates on an average homebuyer are worse than the rates of decades ago.

This is because the value of a property relative to someone’s average wealth is much, much higher than it was back then.

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