A record number of consumers surveyed by Fannie Mae expect mortgage rates to keep falling, a “significant shift” in expectations that could free homeowners from the so-called “lock-in effect.”
Source: Inman News
Rates will continue to fall in 2024, consumers say in record numbers
Published in consumer sentiment, homebuyer sentiment, housing markets, lock-in effect, Markets & Economy, Mortgage, mortgage rates and Select
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