Fortune
Writing in Fortune, BCG’s Philipp Carlsson-Szlezak and Paul Swartz examine what a weakening housing market may signal for the US economy. They explain that while high interest rates are expected to slow inflation and quiet fears of recession, they are also slowing activity in the once-booming housing market. As sales slump and refinancing plummets, Carlsson-Szlezak and Swartz assess whether a housing bust will tip the teetering economy over the edge and increase the risk of a recession.