Elevated mortgage rates and home prices are creating challenges for many homebuyers, and 86% said May was a bad time to buy — a new high in Fannie Mae surveys dating to 2010.
Source: Inman News
Nine out of 10 Americans agree: May was a bad time to buy a home
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