Despite Tumbling Mortgage Rates, US New Home Sales Dropped In August

24.09.25

Despite Tumbling Mortgage Rates, US New Home Sales Dropped In August

New home sales in the US tumbled 4.7% MoM in August (though slightly less than the 5.3% drop expected) after July’s huge 10.3% MoM jump (revised down from +10.6%)

Source: Bloomberg

On a YoY basis, new home sales were up 9.8% (but down to 716k SAAR on the month), continuing to dramatically decouple from pending- and existing-home sales…

Source: Bloomberg

Interestingly, despite tumbling mortgage rates and soaring mortgage applications, sales dropped MoM…

Source: Bloomberg

Now, with The Fed pivoting into an easing cycle, will home prices start surging once again?

Source: Bloomberg

Have no fear, Kamala has a plan for that…

 

Tyler Durden
Wed, 09/25/2024 – 10:09

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