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Home buyer competition continues to cool as existing home sales reported a 5.9% month-over-month decline in October. As competition wanes and sellers cut prices, could now be the time for buyers to make a move?

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Housing starts and building permits each dipped in October, down 4.2% and 2.4% month-over-month, respectively. On the other hand, both reports showed higher-than-expected seasonally adjusted annual rates.

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Inflation cooled more than expected in October, according to the consumer price index. The monthly climb was 0.4%, the same pace as September, but a slower increase than the expected 0.6% climb.

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The Federal Open Market Committee announced another rate hike, marking the fourth-straight rate hike of three quarters of a percentage point. As the Fed continues its battle to bring down inflation, this decision marks its toughest policy move since the 1980s.

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Construction spending rose in September, up 0.2% month-over-month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.81 trillion. While overall construction spending increased, residential construction spending was unchanged from August to September.

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Pending home sales dipped 10.2% from August to September. As competition cools and home prices are on the decline, the market is offering hope for home buyers.

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After August’s monthly increase of roughly 25%, new home sales dropped 10.9% in September. As home buyer competition cools off, the average sales price for new homes dropped by $12,000.

Today, the Case-Shiller home price index for the month of August reported that home prices cooled at the fastest pace ever recorded. As home sellers are cutting prices, here’s what buyers can expect: http://spr.ly/6185Mosol

Home prices decelerated at a record pace in August, dropping by 1.6% month-over-month on the 20-city Case-Shiller home price index. After years of strong home price appreciation, August marks the second consecutive month of deceleration.

Market-moving reports scheduled for release this week include the new home sales report and the pending home sales index. Here’s what you can expect: https://www.cmgfi.com/mysite/ruben-brett/blog/market-update-rates-rise-case-shiller-home-price-index-new-home-sales-and-pending-home-sales-coming-up-this-week-2022-10-24

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Existing home sales slipped 1.5% month-over-month in September, falling to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.71 million. Prices of existing homes continued to cool for the third consecutive month.