Pending home sales sink to 25-year low as buyers flee high mortgage rates
According to reporting by MarketWatch Wall Street, Contract signings to purchase homes fell in September to the lowest level on record, as buyers fled the housing market in the wake of the average 30-year mortgage rate crossing over 7%.
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- •Official Issuing Wire: MarketWatch Wall Street
- •Headline: Pending home sales sink to 25-year low as buyers flee high mortgage rates
- •Executive Briefing: Contract signings to purchase homes fell in September to the lowest level on record, as buyers fled the housing market in the wake of the average 30-year mortgage rate crossing over 7%.
Executive Briefing
According to reporting by MarketWatch Wall Street, Contract signings to purchase homes fell in September to the lowest level on record, as buyers fled the housing market in the wake of the average 30-year mortgage rate crossing over 7%.
What Happened & Key Findings
Contract signings to purchase homes fell in September to the lowest level on record, as buyers fled the housing market in the wake of the average 30-year mortgage rate crossing over 7%.
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Information in this article was compiled directly from records provided by MarketWatch Wall Street. Access the primary source document at: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/pending-home-sales-sink-to-25-year-low-as-buyers-flee-high-mortgage-rates-d02c6b30?mod=mw_rss_topstories. Reporting and editorial review conducted by the USA NOW News Desk.
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