# 'Punch in the gut': Homes sales fall to their lowest in 16 years > HelixNews · Web page: https://helixnews.one/story/2358980 · All pages for agents: https://helixnews.one/llms.txt 3 outlets covering · First listed: NPR, Nov 12, 2026, 12:44 PM · Read it: Existing homes sales in October declined 8.8% from a year earlier, according to the National Association of Realtors. ## Who's covering it In the order they published: - Nov 12, 2026, 12:03 PM: [US home sales fall to lowest level since 2010 as mortgage rates soar]() — Financial Times (Newspaper, United Kingdom, rated Center) Higher borrowing costs deepen housing market slump as interest rates weigh on transactions - Nov 12, 2026, 12:26 PM: [Home sales in the US are at their lowest level since 2016]() — Al Jazeera (TV network, Qatar, rated Lean left) The sale of previously owned homes dropped 5.5 percent in October, the lowest level since August 2010. - Nov 12, 2026, 12:44 PM: ['Punch in the gut': Homes sales fall to their lowest in 16 years]() — NPR (Public broadcaster, United States, rated Lean left) Existing homes sales in October declined 8.8% from a year earlier, according to the National Association of Realtors.