Why the Pandemic Isn’t Scaring Away First-Time Homebuyers

American Banker, June 8, 2020–Tobias Peter (subscription)
Other recent datasets had similar upticks, like the Mortgage Bankers Association’s weekly survey, which showed purchase applications rose 5% the last week in May, also an 18% jump from a year earlier.
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