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First-Time Buyers Remain a Force in 2020 Agency Market
June 11, 2020
John Bancroft
The deluge of refinance business so far in 2020 has overshadowed a sturdy purchase-mortgage market. But softening housing-market trends suggest a rougher road ahead. (Includes data chart.)
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