New home sales dropped for the fourth month in a row in September, as rising mortgage interest rates have weighed on housing demand. House price growth has also continued to ease, with the 6.1% y/y rise in August the slowest pace recorded in 20 months. But new homes are still selling quickly and given the strong labour market we doubt home sales, or house prices, are set to crash.
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