One Connecticut homebuyer is preparing for marriage. Another in Virginia is healing from a divorce. Both tell Inman the struggle to find a home this spring is real — and the clock is ticking.
Source: Inman News
2 buyers scramble to make a deal as the spring market sprints ahead
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