The barely changed level of existing home sales in April shows how elevated mortgage rates and economic uncertainty are dissuading homebuying. With the full impact of the recent rise in borrowing costs likely yet to feed through, the risks to our forecast for even a modest pickup in buying activity over the coming months are tilted to the downside.
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