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Mortgage purchase applications are down 60% from their pandemic peak, per Redfin, and homebuying demand is now back near 1995 levels, lower than at any point during the 2008 to 2012 housing crash
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Mortgage purchase applications are down 60% from their pandemic peak, per Redfin, and homebuying demand is now back near 1995 levels, lower than at any point during the 2008 to 2012 housing crash. Read more: https://t.co/rSzWnLHgrZ
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10-year Treasury yield moves lower after weak housing data2026-10-20 07:43 UTC
10-year Treasury yield moves lower after weak housing data2026-10-20 07:43 UTC
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Pending home sales sink to 25-year low as buyers flee high mortgage rates2026-10-20 14:06 UTC
Pending home sales sink to 25-year low as buyers flee high mortgage rates2026-10-20 14:06 UTC
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BREAKING: US Pending Homes Sales collapsed -7.3% in September, to their lowest level on record in data going back to 2001. The West saw the steepest decline of -9.2%, while sales in the South, the biggest home-selling region, fell -8.2%. The housing market is frozen.2026-10-20 17:53 UTC
BREAKING: US Pending Homes Sales collapsed -7.3% in September, to their lowest level on record in data going back to 2001. The West saw the steepest decline of -9.2%, while sales in the South, the biggest home-selling region, fell -8.2%. The housing market is frozen.2026-10-20 17:53 UTC
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Housing is flashing warning signs just as the Fed weighs more interest rate hikes2026-10-20 18:03 UTC
Housing is flashing warning signs just as the Fed weighs more interest rate hikes2026-10-20 18:03 UTC
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