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Is Fear of Mortgage Rejection Slowing the Housing Market?
May 7, 2014
Thomas Ressler
“We’re well into this year’s home-buying season and too many potential buyers and sellers are sitting on the sidelines because they’re afraid they can’t qualify for a home loan before they’ve looked into it,” said loanDepot's Dave Norris.
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