US pending home sales for September -10.2% vs. -5.0% expected | Forexlive
- Pending home sales for September 2022 tumbles -10.2% vs. -5.0% expected.
- Prior month revised to -1.9% from -2.0% previously reported
- The pending home sales index moved to 79.5 from 88.5 last month
- Pending home sales are down -31.0% from September 2021
- West -11.7%
- Midwest -8.8%
- South -8.1%
- Northeast -16.2%
US mortgage rates are now above 7% which is more than double levels from a year ago. Monthly payments are near $1000 more for a median priced home vs. the beginning of the year.
The mortgage rate rate is the highest since April 2002.
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