A few more Americans decided it might be a good time to buy a home in November, but boy did they change their minds in December. Fannie Mae said the net positive responses to that question in its December National Housing Survey (NHL) plunged 12 points last month, dragging its Home Purchase Sentiment Index down to 83.5. This is 2.7 points lower than in November and down 2.3 points year-over-year. The chart puts things into better perspective, however, especially when we consider what the line might have looked like if this survey had been established before 2011. The share of survey respondents who thought it was a good time to buy dropped 5 points to 52 percent while there was a 7-point increase in those who thought it was a bad time, to 41 percent. The resulting net of 11 points was the lowest

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