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Real Estate Agent-Referred Lenders Don’t Come Cheap
May 1, 2026
Dennis Hollier
A new study found that using real estate agent-referred lenders not only increases borrowing costs for homebuyers but also shifts the burden of those costs disproportionately to the most vulnerable households.
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