由于抵押贷款利率上升抑制了住房需求，美国9月成屋签约销售量暴跌至历史新低。
Contracts to purchase previously owned US homes plunged to a record low in September as rising mortgage rates depressed demand for housing.
全美房地产经纪人协会周二表示，上月成屋签约销售指数下跌7.3%，至66.0，为2001年该数据开始编制以来的最低水平。路透社调查的经济学家此前预测，签约量将下滑0.5%。签约量在一两个月后转化为实际销售。
The pending home sales index tumbled 7.3% to 66.0 last month, the lowest level since the series started in 2001, the National Association of Realtors said on Tuesday. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast contracts, which become sales after a month or two, slipping 0.5%.
全美房地产经纪人协会首席经济学家劳伦斯·云表示：“由于抵押贷款利率快速上升，9月市场状况走弱。”
"Market conditions weakened in September due to fast-rising mortgage rates," said Lawrence Yun, the NAR's chief economist.
四个地区的签约量均出现下降。9月成屋签约销售同比下降11.3%。
Contracts fell in all four regions. Pending home sales dropped 11.3% year-on-year in September.
近几周抵押贷款利率加速上升。抵押贷款金融公司房地美的数据显示，上周30年期固定利率平均为7.40%，为近三年来的最高水平。借贷成本随美国国债收益率走高，而美国与以色列对伊朗的战争推高了通胀，这正在抑制房屋销售。
Mortgage rates have accelerated in recent weeks, with the 30-year fixed rate averaging 7.40% last week, the highest level in nearly three years, data from mortgage finance firm Freddie Mac showed. The higher borrowing costs, which are tracking Treasury yields as the US-Israeli war with Iran fans inflation, are depressing home sales.