Housing market records sharpest decline in sales in almost two decades: report

  • 📰 FoxBusiness
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 49 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 23%
  • Publisher: 53%

South Africa News News

South Africa South Africa Latest News,South Africa South Africa Headlines

SINKING FOUNDATION: Housing market sees most severe drop in nearly 2 decades

The six-month decline marks perhaps the fastest drop off since 2005, according to Seeking Alpha.

The average seasonally adjusted rate of home sales over the past decade hovered around 5.35 million, but the current level is at around 4.81 million, down from 6.50 million in half a year. Only the first year of the pandemic shows a more severe decline in home sales. A For Sale sign is posted in front of a property in Monterey Park, California on August 16, 2022. - The US housing market is declining amid higher interest rates with fewer starts and more cancelled deals.

The previous non-pandemic rate to hit a similar cliff dive occurred in 2005 after the housing bubble peaked. The following decline occurred over nine months from 2006 into 2007 and rolled into the housing crisis of 2008. And the Conference Board posted an annual rate of change in its Leading Economic Index of 0%. Seeking Alpha noted that should the rate enter negative territory, it would be the 13th time since 1960, and 66% of those previous instances preceded a recession.

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 458. in ZA
 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.

when the ill eagles start crossing back over the board r, that's when you know the housing market is on a down turn.

Good. This will help inflation.

Believe it's called a ression

That guest lost me at ARM loans. Why not consider a 15 year fixed or a 10 year fixed?

South Africa South Africa Latest News, South Africa South Africa Headlines