Sales of new US homes exceeded expectations in December but slumped for all of 2022, according to government data released Thursday, as higher mortgage rates weighed on potential buyers.
The interest-sensitive real estate sector has been hit as the central bank lifted the benchmark lending rate seven times last year, in hopes of cooling demand and lowering surging inflation.
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