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7% Mortgage Rates Upend the Home-Buying Playbook
Original: How 7% Mortgages Are Wrecking the Home-Buyer Playbook
The Wall Street Journal reports that mortgage rates around 7% are forcing American home buyers to abandon long-standing strategies. Buyers are reconsidering budgets, waiting longer, skipping refinance plans, and negotiating harder as elevated borrowing costs push monthly payments far beyond what they planned for, reshaping how people approach purchasing a home.
Why now: Mortgage rates hovering near 7% are squeezing affordability and changing buyer behavior at a time when housing costs are a major economic concern.
Wall Street JournalUS housing marketUS home buyers
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