home prices

Should You Wait for Lower Rates?

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Mortgage rates have already dropped into the upper 5s twice this year. But after just a few days, they ticked back up into the low 6% range. If you saw that and thought, “Great. I missed it,” you’re not the only one.

Many buyers are treating the 5s like some kind of magic number. As if moving from 6.1% to 5.99% suddenly changes [...]