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When does a slowdown in sales show up in prices?

October 19, 2026 · 12:55

The housing market is in a very broad slowdown. Mortgage rates dipped this week from 7.5% to 7.3%, but they remain higher than in all but a handful of moments in the last 20 years, and the demand indicators are still moving lower.

Mike Simonsen
Chief Economist, Compass International Holdings

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