Pending home sales sink to 25-year low as buyers flee high mortgage rates
MarketWatch· Aarthi Swaminathan· Oct 20, 2026 · 3:01 PM
Contract signings to purchase homes fell in September to the lowest level on record, as buyers fled the housing market in the wake of the average 30-year mortgage rate crossing over 7%.
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