It wasn’t the availability of these investments that caused the demand for them. It was the demand (fueled by the Fed’s low rates) that caused these mortgage (and related) investments to come to the market.
Prices for many things are still going up. It seems that almost every month brings a new “request for rate increase” in our water or power bills. Food prices are still rising from what I’ve seen. Medical and college costs are still rising, etc.
