Senior data journalist Mark Worley co-authored a new Redfin report showing that roughly 6 percent of U.S. homesellers are at risk of selling at a loss. The analysis hit close to home — he and his wife just did exactly that, selling their St. Louis home for less than they paid.
Source: Inman News
Here’s what a Redfin data journalist learned from taking a $25K bath on the sale of his house
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