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Home sales are the lowest they’ve been all year even though inventory is at a 7-year high

US existing home sales dropped in August, reaching a 14-month low and the weakest pace of the year. This slowdown occurred despite housing inventory hitting a seven-year high. Rising mortgage rates and climbing prices combined to weaken the housing market last month. US existing home sales declined by 2 percent. At the same time, the US home seller surplus reached 58 percent in August, driven primarily by low buyer numbers rather than a flood of new property listings.

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  • ✓ US existing home sales dropped to a 14-month low in August.
  • ✓ Home sales fell by 2 percent.
  • ✓ Mortgage rates reached their highest level in over a year.
  • ✓ Inventory reached a seven-year high.
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US existing home sales fell to a 14-month low in August as mortgage rates reached their highest level in over a year.

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  1. US Home Sales Drop to Multi-Year Lows Amid High Rates

    US existing home sales dropped in August, reaching a 14-month low and the weakest pace of the year. This slowdown occurred despite housing inventory hitting a seven-year high. Rising mortgage rates and climbing prices combined to weaken the housing market last month. US existing home sales declined by 2 percent. At the same time, the US home seller surplus reached 58 percent in August, driven primarily by low buyer numbers rather than a flood of new property listings.

    Why it matters

    The cooling housing market reflects ongoing affordability pressures as borrowing costs remain elevated. Mortgage rates climbed to their highest level in over a year, discouraging buyers despite growing options on the market. Market analysts continue to monitor whether this housing sector weakness will eventually spill over into broader financial assets like stocks and bitcoin.

    What is confirmed

    • US existing home sales dropped to a 14-month low in August.
    • Home sales fell by 2 percent.
    • Mortgage rates reached their highest level in over a year.
    • Inventory reached a seven-year high.
    • The US home seller surplus hit 58 percent in August.

    What to watch next

    • Further movements in mortgage rates and home prices
    • Potential spillover effects from the housing slowdown onto stock and bitcoin prices
    Sources used for this update (7)
    1. Yahoo Finance — Home sales dropped last month as mortgage rates reached highest level in over a year
    2. KITCO — gold off its lows but largely ignores 2% drop in U.S. existing home sales
    3. Reuters — US existing home sales drop to 14-month low in August
    4. The Guardian — US home sales weaken to slowest pace in more than a year as mortgage rates and prices climb
    5. Bloomberg.com — US Existing Home Sales Slide to Weakest in More Than a Year
    6. MarketWatch — Home sales are the lowest they’ve been all year even though inventory is at a 7-year high
    7. finance.yahoo.com — US Housing Market Is Breaking. Will It Impact Stocks and Bitcoin Prices?
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