Dangi anticipates an income slowdown in the Indian economy due to high interest rates, and surging crude prices, which will impact the consumption capacity of the retail household.
Lower inventory and sustained demand helped developers raise prices to pass on cost pressures in 2022
Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported Thursday that the average on the key 30-year rate fell to 6.95% from 7.08% last week.
He said that larger and credible players continued to gain market share on account of consolidation in their favour along with improving consumer confidence.
The average rate on 15-year, fixed-rate mortgages, popular among those refinancing their homes, fell to 4.26% to from 4.58% last week.
Contracts to buy U.S. previously owned homes dropped to a two-year low in April, the latest indication that rising mortgage rates and higher prices were dampening demand for housing.
The average rate on 15-year, fixed-rate mortgages, popular among those refinancing their homes, fell to 2.3% from 2.34% last week. It was 2.19% a year ago.
The average rate on a 15-year mortgage fell again this week, to 2.34% from 2.38% last week. One year ago, that rate was 2.21%.
Nariman Behravesh, Chief Economist, IHS spoke to CNBC-TV18 on the US economy and what to expect from the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), next week.
Rising mortgage rates and a widely anticipated price correction has seen demand curl up in India's once hot property market, burning realty stocks and blocking a USD 4 billion pipeline of initial public offerings.