Prices of New Houses Drop Further, -18% Year-Over-Year, Sales Drop, High Inventories Rise Further, Supply Jumps

Yves here. It’s surprising to see continued pain in the housing market, as contrasted with consumer spending continuing to be pretty good despite ongoing Fed “kill the labor market” efforts. Recall that Fed economists have long seen home prices as a much bigger driver of the wealth effect (“people…

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