For some homebuyers, surge in mortgage rates creates new urgency
Just when it seemed the housing market might be creeping back to some semblance of normal, Americans have a new reason to buy now. Mortgage rates are rising sharply, and that trend has spurred home shoppers to try to lock in loans now.
“There’s definitely an urgency that’s pushing buyers into the market,” says Andy Sachs, a Keller Williams broker in Newtown, Connecticut. “Some of these buyers have been looking for a year. We’re seeing bidding wars again.”
https://www.bankrate.com/mortgages/surge-in-mortgage-rates-creates-new-urgency-for-homebuyers/
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