quotingUS existing home sales are set to close at 4.04 million in 2024, marking the worst year since 1995.
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Sales are set to be even lower than during the 2008 Financial Crisis.
The lack of demand for existing homes comes as home prices have jumped over 50% since 2020.
Over the same time period, mortgage rates have nearly TRIPLED, making affordability even worse.
The average rate on a 30-year mortgage is up 100 basis points since September alone, to 7.1%, despite the Fed cutting rates by 100 basis points.
The US housing market is frozen.
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The #democrats sure left a shit hole that they were intentionally putting in motion. I guess they wanted all citizens to suffer while they gave money to illegals. Unburdening themselves from what has been.