While purchase loan demand was still up 18 percent last week from a year ago, some of that demand may not translate into sales, with Redfin reporting an unusual bump in cancelled purchase contracts.
Source: Inman News
Dip in mortgage rates doesn’t do much to excite homebuyers
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