Home buyers are increasingly taking advantage of record-low borrowing costs as barriers such as falling prices and an overhang of foreclosures start to dissipate. This shows that Fed Chairman Ben S. Bernanke’s low interest-rate policy may finally be starting to pull housing out of a six-year tailspin, providing a boost to the broader economy.
Sales of existing homes rose 9.6 percent in May from a year earlier, with 4.6 million homes changing hands at a seasonally adjusted annual rate, according to a June 21 report from the National Association of Realtors. A 15 percent jump in an index of contracts to buy existing homes that same month suggests the market will continue to improve.
Home Sales Show Bernanke’s Low Rates Are Gaining Traction
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