Lower borrowing costs were behind the further small pick-up in existing home sales last month. As we expect less Fed policy easing next year than markets are currently pricing in, however, mortgage rates should eventually rebound. As a result, affordability will remain stretched and this pick-up in sales will be both modest and time-limited.
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