Real estate
July 11, 2022
After months of rising mortgage rates, the housing market may be turning in favor of buyers. Image credit: Redfin
By Nora Howe
Buyers may soon be seeing the light at the end of a very long, dark seller’s tunnel as mortgage rates are starting to drop following months of increases.
{"ct":"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","iv":"5afe40f9c1ecafe65ce578075c05974a","s":"7092a18a589f85a5"}
Share your thoughts. Click here