Tighter credit conditions another brake on home sales

Concerns around the economic outlook have encouraged banks to tighten mortgage lending standards, offsetting some of the impact of lower interest rates on home sales. Surveys suggest that tightening will continue. Alongside low inventory, that will act as another constraint on existing home sales over the next couple of years.

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