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Housing Market

One-Third of U.S. Homebuyers Are Paying in Cash, the Highest Share in Nearly a Decade

All-cash home purchases reached their highest level since 2014 in April as high mortgage rates drove down overall home sales more than all-cash sales.  The typical buyer’s down payment dropped 18% from a year earlier, one of the biggest declines since the start of the pandemic.  The share of buyers using FHA loans reached its […]
Investors

Investor Home Purchases Fell a Record 49% Year Over Year in the First Quarter

That outpaced a 41% drop in overall home purchases. Investors retreated as rising interest rates and falling home values shrank potential profits.  Still, investors bought up 18% of homes that sold. That’s down from a peak of 20% a year earlier but is higher than pre-pandemic levels. Investors gravitated toward low-priced homes and condos; starter […]
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