A steady fall in mortgage interest rates has not given a boost to existing home sales, which dropped back in June and have now recorded year-on-year declines for the past 16-months. A slowing economy means sales will see limited gains over the next couple of years. That implies the steady decline in annual house price growth, to 5% in May according to the FHFA, will also continue.
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