Home-Goods Retailers Jolted by Slowdown in Housing Market

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Falling home sales are rippling through the economy, providing a window into how rising interest rates can cool spending, hiring and growth

after the pandemic initially helped fuel increased spending on home furnishings.

Now, many consumers are tapped out or shifting spending to groceries because of inflation, as well as to services they missed during the pandemic, like dining out. Meanwhile, retailers now have inventory gluts due to delayed orders arriving after the shoppers moved on. Some consumers are trying to wait out the current period of high inflation, high borrowing costs and supply-chain issues. Nick Luczak recently moved to Dallas for a job as a business development associate, and he plans to wait for holiday deals to upgrade some of his appliances like a coffee maker, cellphone and air fryer.

 

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It’s too bad nobody could tell us exactly what is going on.

What about R/E Taxes? Home prices plummet, so should Taxes!

Not for the wealthy. We believe fear is truth and common sense a weakness. Otherwise we wouldn't be here with religiously fearful empty souls searching for what? Not justice 4 all, that's a given.

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That’s weird it has an impact on all those things but not inflation! It’s almost as if someone is trying to keep people misinformed!

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