After exceeding 8 percent in October, rising mortgage rates overtook “lack of housing inventory” as the top concern for real estate agents, according to the results of the latest monthly Inman Intel Index.
Source: Inman News
Mortgage rates overtake inventory as biggest worry for agents: Triple-I
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