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Meet the home buyers totally unfazed by 7% mortgage rates

MarketWatch · October 17, 2026 at 9:00 AM

Meet the home buyers totally unfazed by 7% mortgage rates

Individual investors and second-home buyers accounted for 1 in 5 home purchases in September — the highest share in a little over a year.

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Meet the home buyers totally unfazed by 7% mortgage rates

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