Housing Market Goes Nuts, Everyone Sees it, But it Can’t Last | naked capitalism

These numbers are bonkers.

But this craziness in the housing market is not sustainable. The National Association of Realtors reported yesterday that sales of existing homes – single-family houses, condos, and co-ops – surged in September by 9.4% from August and by 20.9% from a year ago to a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 6.54 million homes, the highest since 2006.

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