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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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Mortgage Rate Rises, Mortgage Rates and Home Price Affordability

The monthly payment on new loans for the mediun property has more than doubled since the pendemic. In august, sales of new homes hit their lowest monthly level since two thousand eight in 2008. Despite this and all other evidence to the contrary, there are still many saying there won't be a nation wide decline in home prices.

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