Why home prices and new home sales aren’t as hot as today’s reports show

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HousingWire notes that headline home-price and sales figures are masking a more complicated picture on the ground. Case-Shiller posted a 2.1% year-over-year gain in August, and September new home sales came in at a 676,000 annual pace, yet builder buydowns continue to prop up demand in ways the top-line numbers do not fully capture. The result is a market that looks warmer in the aggregate than it feels to many actual buyers and investors trying to parse true underlying value.

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