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		dcolkitt on March 22, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: In January, there were more real-estate agents tha... Nearly half of home sales are to cash buyers, who at least theoretically aren’t sensitive to mortgage rates. https://www.appraisalinstitute.org/Nearly50PercentofHomeSale...

hirundo on March 22, 2021 | [–]

The half that are sensitive to mortgage rates bid up prices for both halves when rates are low.

asdff on March 22, 2021 | | [–]

I feel like its the cash buyer who is dictating these sale prices, no?

refurb on March 23, 2021 | [–]

Cash buyer often means just waiving financing contingencies, not having actual cash.

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