# More than eight-in-ten Americans favor capping mortgage rates for first-time homebuyers

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## Reading

In a Verasight survey of 1,000 U.S. adults conducted May 22 to 28, 2025, 83% of Americans supported Congress passing a law to cap or limit the interest rate banks can charge first-time homebuyers. This includes 44% who strongly support and 38% who somewhat support.

About one in six opposed the cap (17%), with 13% who somewhat oppose and 4% who strongly oppose.

## Topline

You support or oppose Congress passing a law to cap or limit the interest rate banks can charge for first-time homebuyers to help more people afford a house at a mortgage rate that is lower than the overall rate.

83% of Americans favor capping mortgage rates for first-time homebuyers.

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.

- Strongly support: 44.4%
- Somewhat support: 38.1%
- Somewhat oppose: 13.1%
- Strongly oppose: 4.4%

## Methodology

- Mode: Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
- Population: US adults age 18+
- Field dates: 2025-05-22 → 2025-05-28
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.1%
- Module: Verasight AAPOR Omnibus Survey #2025-040
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://verasight-aapor-2025.tiiny.co#support-for-capping-mortgage-interest-rates](https://verasight-aapor-2025.tiiny.co#support-for-capping-mortgage-interest-rates)

## Citation

Verasight AAPOR Omnibus Survey #2025-040, fielded May 22-28, 2025, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.1%.

Canonical question URL: [https://verasight-aapor-2025.tiiny.co#support-for-capping-mortgage-interest-rates](https://verasight-aapor-2025.tiiny.co#support-for-capping-mortgage-interest-rates)