Existing Home Sales Hover Near Record Lows As Affordability Gap Widens
Existing Home Sales Hover Near Record Lows As Affordability Gap Widens With mortgage rates soaring, expectations were for a fourth straight month of declines in existing home sales. Instead sales rose 1.5% MoM (-0.8% exp) thanks in part to a downward revision for August (from -2.
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Brimstone Report is tracking this as a curated economy & markets brief. The source report from ZeroHedge says: Existing Home Sales Hover Near Record Lows As Affordability Gap Widens With mortgage rates soaring, expectations were for a fourth straight month of declines in existing home sales. Instead sales rose 1.5% MoM (-0.8% exp) thanks in part to a downward revision for August (from -2.
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- Primary source: ZeroHedge
- Published: Oct 13, 2026, 2:08 PM UTC
- Coverage area: Economy & Markets
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