
Survey: 25% of Homebuyers Are Moving—Or Moving Sooner Than Planned—Because of the Pandemic
Low mortgage rates, spending more time at home and working from home are driving forces for people moving due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Low mortgage rates, spending more time at home and working from home are driving forces for people moving due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Cheap borrowing isn’t helping everyone.
San Francisco home prices barely inched up last month.

Don’t cry. The Fed might be ready to raise rates, but we don’t expect a repeat of 2013.

Home loans got more expensive in July, but this week’s drop all but reversed that increase.

Do young adults think differently about home ownership than their parents did?

Low mortgage rates, spending more time at home and working from home are driving forces for people moving due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Cheap borrowing isn’t helping everyone.
San Francisco home prices barely inched up last month.

Don’t cry. The Fed might be ready to raise rates, but we don’t expect a repeat of 2013.

Home loans got more expensive in July, but this week’s drop all but reversed that increase.

Do young adults think differently about home ownership than their parents did?