Mortgage Rates Shake Homebuilder Stocks: Will Buyers Hesitate?
Miami, Florida – Homebuilder stocks faced a decline on Monday as the housing sentiment index paused its upward trend due to rising mortgage rates. The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) remained at 51 for the month of April, unchanged from the previous month. An index number over 50 signifies that more builders perceive conditions as favorable rather than poor. According to NAHB chief economist Robert Dietz, the stagnant reading …