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“Transitory Goldilocks” Is Here | Darius Dale

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The Housing Market Is Not Resilient, You Know?

Mortgage rates have skyrocketed to north of six, maybe even 7% last time I checked. But if you look at it on an effective basis, the nationwide effective mortgage rate is 3.42%. The reason new home sales are down 35 to 40% year over year is because no one we know is stupid enough to trade through 3.42% mortgage for 7% mortgage. And that sounds bullish if the Fed weren't tightening. If we weren't in a liquidity cycle downturn, it'd be fine. You'd be buying everything.

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