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A prolonged period of low mortgage rates resulted in a period of the most robust home sales ever. At the same time, the average sale price of resale homes actually dropped, when adjusted for inflation.
Which of the following, if true, would explain the apparent contradition between the robust home sales and the drop in the average sale price of resale homes?
(A) The inflation rate during this period exceeded the increase in the average salary, thus preventing many buyers from securing mortgages.
(B) Resale homes represent the best value on the real estate market.
(C) Without adjustment for inflation, the price of resale homes actually increased by a very slight amount.
(D) The decrease in mortgage rates was accompanied by a widening of the types of mortgages from which borrowers could choose.
(E) The increase in home sales was due entirely to an increase in the sale of new homes.
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i did not understand the passage much coz of its technical stuff but came down to C & E and i take E.
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I will go with C
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This is probably E
The increase in home sales was due entirely to an increase in the sale of new homes. This statement supports the fact that there was a boom in the
home sales and not in resale homes.
B and C are out of scope.
C contradicts the conclusion.
A doesn't explain the increase in sale
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macca wrote: This is probably E
The increase in home sales was due entirely to an increase in the sale of new homes. This statement supports the fact that there was a boom in the
home sales and not in resale homes.
B and C are out of scope.
C contradicts the conclusion.
A doesn't explain the increase in sale
Agree with you, Macca, the answer is E.
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E should be the right answer choice.
I agree with macca.
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shud be E.
but seems like its too easy.....
Krishna
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I like E here too. It explains why the prices went down.
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E it is!
If E is right then, the sale boom is only for the new houses and the resale houses are not part of the boom - low demand and lower prices!
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E.
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E is obvious.
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A prolonged period of low mortgage rates resulted in a period of the most robust home sales ever. At the same time, the average sale price of resale homes actually dropped, when adjusted for inflation.
Which of the following, if true, would explain the apparent contradition between the robust home sales and the drop in the average sale price of resale homes?
Leaving A, B and D aside, I have to choose between C and E. It's stated that a period of robust homes sales is occurring and that hte average price of resale dome has actually dropped, when adjusting for inflation. As nothing is stated about new homes sales, I have to choose C.
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I choose E.
OA please.....Please do post OA for every question you put on this forum.
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again sorry for the delay with the OA's...didn't get around to posting on the weekend
The OA is E
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