Fannie Mae researchers say rising mortgage rates aren’t the only reason homeowners have been reluctant to sell, and rates coming back down won’t necessarily produce a flood of for-sale listings.
Source: Inman News
Impact of ‘lock-in effect’ on listings may have been overstated
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