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Meet the home buyers totally unfazed by 7% mortgage rates
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01 THE MACHINE READ
WHY IT MATTERS.
Investor and second-home buyers are absorbing high mortgage rates, showing demand is less rate-sensitive than feared but skewing toward wealthier buyers.
Demand resilient despite 7% mortgage rates
CATALYST TO WATCH
Mortgage rate direction and inventory data
MAIN RISK
Affordability worsens for ordinary buyers
FULL DISPATCH
Individual investors and second-home buyers accounted for 1 in 5 home purchases in September — the highest share in a little over a year.
02 THE STORY SO FAR
THE RECORD, IN ORDER.
STANDALONE ITEM — NOT YET FOLDED INTO A DEVELOPING STORY.
03 WHO'S INVOLVED
ENTITIES ON FILE.
AFFECTEDConsumer
AFFECTEDHousing
AFFECTEDInterest Rates
04 RECEIPTS
THE SOURCE RECORD.
1 SOURCES CONFIRMED05 PROPAGATION
WHAT THIS TOUCHES.
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