After a disappointing dump in existing home sales in June, new home sales just confirmed the slowdown, dropping 0.6% MoM (notably below the 3.4% MoM expected) and also saw a major downward revision in May from -11.3% MoM to -14.9% MoM. That leaves new home sales down 7.4% YoY…

Source: Bloomberg

That shift dragged the new home sales SAAR down to 617k – basically unchanged since 2016…

Source: Bloomberg

While the median new home price rose in June, it remains below the median existing home price…

Source: Bloomberg

It appears the homebuilder subsidy fad is wearing off as mortgage rates show no signs of easing significantly…

Source: Bloomberg

Of course, none of this should be a surprise as homebuyer confidence has collapsed to an all-time record low…

Source: Bloomberg

Will cutting rates help?