参考答案：在经历了长达5年的由超低房贷利率引发的迅猛发展后，最近，房地产业急剧下挫。连续五年创新高的新建和已有住宅销量持续下降。

解析：[听力原文]
(Woman) Housing is currently in a steep slump following an extended five- year boom powered by the lowest mortgage rates in a generation. Sales of both new and existing homes, which set records for five straight years, have been falling.