Mortgage Pressure Rises - July 16

Macro Trends | Market Pulse | Influencer Insights | RWA + Tokenization ✍️ By AI & Block N Mortar Team 📬 Powered by Tokenized World Co.

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Block N Mortar
July 16, 2025

📈 Market Summary
Mortgage rates rose again reaching 6.8 percent, affordability remains under strain, yet tokenization shows no signs of pause as Prypco sells a token villa in Dubai in minutes and global infrastructure continues scaling

🌐 Macro Trends

  • Pending home sales fell further as buyers pulled back amid higher rates and slowly building inventory

  • Inflation remains sticky and central banks reflect caution with most avoiding moves until data shifts

  • Global headlines show supply chain stress continues as tariff uncertainty affects construction costs

Investor Insight
Physical markets may be cooling but protocol stacks and smart finance are accelerating behind the scenes

🏠 U.S. Housing Pulse

  • Homes now sit longer across most metros and buyers find more room to negotiate

  • Builder confidence dropped yet housing starts remain above last year showing resilience

  • First time buyers are stepping in using creative financing to enter slower markets

Quick Hit
This is not a collapse it is recalibration and market patience is a tactical advantage

🧠 Influencer Insights

  • Kevin Paffrath noted that AI powered property tools are turning manual work into instant valuation intelligence

  • Grant Cardone said tokenized bitcoin real estate funds are opening new doors for investors who missed the last cycle

  • Stephane De Baets reminds us that Aspen token experiences prove real estate can scale on chain right now

Theme
Slow markets build strong infrastructure and our most trusted voices are leaning into the shift

🔗 RWA + Tokenization Watch

  • Prypco in Dubai sold a tokenized villa in under five minutes showing demand and readiness

  • The RWA tokenization market now stands above 25 billion dollars with a six percent increase in thirty days

  • Propy rolled out on chain loan offerings backed by bitcoin giving instant finance at closing

  • Chainlink and RealT continue building high grade feeds and yield systems trusted by global users

Signal
Tokenization is building the rails for property to become smarter faster and more accessible

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