How low do rates need to go to reinvigorate the housing market? Buyer and seller responses vary in the latest Inman-Dig Insights consumer survey, suggesting its contours are still being shaped.
Source: Inman News
Borrowers clash on how far rates need to fall before they’re ‘Golden’
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