Builder confidence index falls to five-month low amid high mortgage rates

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The numbers: Builder confidence fell in September to the lowest level in five months as buyer demand waned on the back of persistently high mortgage rates.

Buyers are struggling with rates over 7% and are choosing to wait until they drop, which pushed the National Association of Home Builders’ monthly confidence index down 5 points to 45 in September, the trade group said on Monday.

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