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REALTORS® Indicate Bidding Wars Haven’t Ended
October 8th, 2019 2:37 PM by Shane Greene
Home buyers shouldn’t assume bidding wars are a thing of the past. In August, there was an average of three offers for every home sold, according to the
2019 REALTORS® Confidence Index Survey
. That figure has stayed mostly consistent since October 2015, when the National Association of REALTORS® started tracking such data.
Competition tends to be highest during April and May, NAR notes. But low mortgage rates are propelling a strong fall homebuying season,
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Posted by Shane Greene on October 8th, 2019 2:37 PM
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