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According to the <strong>National Association of Realtors<\/strong> Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI), a forward-looking indicator of home sales based on contract signings, the South PHSI retracted 8.1% to 97.0, a drop of 30% from September 2001.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An index of 100 is equal to the <a href=\"https:\/\/preprod.realtrends.com\/blog\/articles\/opinion-key-signals-to-watch-in-a-volatile-real-estate-market\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">level of contract activity<\/a> in 2001. The PHSI dropped 10.2% to 79.5 in September. Year over year, pending transactions across the country slid by 31%.  All four major regions recording month-over-month and year-over-year declines in transactions, with the South taking the biggest hit.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/preprod.realtrends.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/10\/NAR-SEPTEMBER-2022-PHS1.jpg?w=683\" alt=\"NAR-SEPTEMBER-2022-PHS1\" class=\"wp-image-35405\" width=\"345\" height=\"519\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>In a statement, Yun noted that new home listings are down compared to one year ago since many homeowners are unwilling to give up the rock-bottom, 3% mortgage rates that they locked in prior to this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe new normal for mortgage rates could be around 7% for a while,\u201d Yun added. \u201cOn a $300,000 loan, that translates to a typical monthly mortgage payment of nearly $2,000, compared to $1,265 just one year ago \u2013 a difference of more than $700 per month. Only when inflation is tamed will mortgage rates retreat and boost home purchasing power for buyers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That&#8217;s not happening just yet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to an article on <a href=\"https:\/\/preprod.housingwire.com\/articles\/surging-mortgage-rates-prompt-borrowers-to-leave-no-stone-unturned\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HousingWire.com<\/a>, the latest weekly survey data from\u00a0<strong>Freddie Mac<\/strong>\u00a0shows the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rose 14 basis points from last week to 7.08%, accelerating its upward trajectory. A year ago at this time, rates averaged 3.14%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe 30-year fixed-rate mortgage broke 7% for the first time since April 2002, leading to greater stagnation in the housing market,\u201d Sam Khater, Freddie Mac\u2019s chief economist, said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cGenerally, during inflationary periods, people hold less money and, thus, spend less. However, that\u2019s not currently the case,&#8221; said Nadia Evangelou, NAR senior economist &amp; director of forecasting. &#8220;Amid elevated inflation and higher interest rates, the U.S. economy grew more than expected, easing inflation fears for the time being. 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