Cheap rates on existing loans are holding well-off homeowners in place. But others insist they’re unable to buy at today’s high prices — whether rates come down or not, Intel survey data suggests.
Source: Inman News
For these ‘stranded’ homeowners, no rate cut will coax them to list
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