New home sales are down - will rates keep dropping?

Increased home sales, or lack thereof, have absolutely nothing to do with mortgage interest rates. Mortgage interest rates have climbed steadily in a two-step forward, one step back pattern - and should continue to do so based on the overall economy, jobs, etc.

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