Ohhh.. so NOW you want to talk about more than just the numbers at surface level? 😂
Borrowing money / interest rates costs more because the FED interest rate has risen.
The FED interest rate has risen because trump appointed FED chairman Jerome Powell raised it.... he raised it a bit late but still.
He raised it because of inflation.
Inflation happened because demand/ spending came back from the pamdemic, oil began coming back up from the crash, people began driving more going back to work, supply chain issues, price gouging, etc...
The whole point of the raised rate is to make America spend less money / to curb demand / stop buying houses, etc. If prices are increasing and people are still buying houses then the prices will continue increasing.
The problem is even if individuals stop buying single family homes, they still are being bought... by hedgefunds. It's not as much a house to raise a family in anymore as it is an investment for rich people.
Democrats in congress have introduced a bill to try and stop this but I'm sure repubs will try to block it.
And as far as spending, ya that skyrocketed under trump. M2 money supply began coming back down under biden.