The Slowdown in the Housing Market is a Good Thing

Much recent housing data suggest that the jump in mortgage interest rates following Ben Bernanke's taper talk in June had the effect of curbing demand in the market. This slowing is generally viewed as unfortunate in reporting on the economy, as in this Post piece. In fact, house prices were growing at an unsustainable rate, with the nationwide rate of growth in double digits and many markets seeing annual increases of 20-30 percent.

If this pace of growth had continued for much longer, it wo...