Real estate
September 3, 2019
Realtor.com's report found half of buyers would hold off on buying until the economy recovers. Image credit: Realtor.com
By Sarah Jones
Amid growing consumer concern that a recession will hit in the next three years, a new survey finds that in the event of an economic downturn, half of homebuyers would put their housing search on hold.
{"ct":"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","iv":"36f7099054c849d816bed42b0338ece8","s":"b01544f17dc076c4"}
Share your thoughts. Click here