Vacation-Home Buyers Propped Up the Mortgage Market. Now They Face a Test

Wall Street Journal, Apr. 1, 2021–Ben Eisen, Andrew Ackerman (subscription)
The number of buyers who locked in mortgage rates for second homes in February was up 93% from a year earlier, far outpacing the 32% climb for primary residences, according to real-estate brokerage Redfin Corp. But Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are putting up roadblocks.
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