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Many buyers are hoping for a fall in prices while mortgage rates rise, but they might be disappointed.

While sales are down across the country, newly listed properties are down quite a bit as well. Housing starts have lagged behind, reaching a year and a half low. And with interest rates still on the rise, builders are not likely to become energized anytime soon.

The average 30-year mortgage rate is now up to 7%. According to Yahoo Finance, the average mortgage premium is $965 higher than it was one year ago on a median-priced home. Mortgage applications are down 41% since last year, and refinance applications have plummeted 85% from a year ago. But with a shortage of available housing, even high mortgage rates probably will not slow the…

Now the most recent home sales data for Staten Island is in! It is clear that while real estate prices are still very high, market activity is slowing down.

July's average home sale price was $586,155. While this is almost neck in neck with June's average sale price, the price is a trailing indicator since it takes 90 days to close on a typical home sale. The more important figure to look at is the active listings. With active listings at a 2 year high, this means homes are getting harder to sell.

There are certain aspects of the market slowdown that are harder to measure such as expired listings and price reductions. Anecdotally, our realtors have been noticing more price reductions on their listings and less interest in showings, resulting in…