Peter Warden has been covering mortgage, real estate, and personal finance for 15 years. He has appeared on The Mortgage Reports, Credit Sesame, Bills.com, and other publications.
According to National Association of Realtors® research, a 1% decrease in rates could add about 5.5 million households ... to the pool of potential buyers.
Home prices soared in rural counties when urbanites fled COVID-19. But this pandemic migration created continuing housing affordability issues for existing residents.