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'Housing Recession?' How the Beleaguered Real Estate Market Tells the Story of the Broader Economy

The Breakdown

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The Home Builders Sentiment Survey

Some prospective sellers have given up on achieving a sale and instead focused on renting out their former home. A huge factor enabling this trend was the availability of 30 year mortgages, which were re financed at an all time load during the pandemic. More builders are pivoting harder into build for rent. There has also been some discussion around the last week about big institutional investors pausing plans to purchase more residential homes.

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