US Home-Purchase Cancellations in July Soar as Buyers Pull Back

US Home-Purchase Cancellations in July Soar as Buyers Pull Back
Single-family homes crowd a Los Angeles neighborhood, on July 30, 2021. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images
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New data on home-purchase agreements in the United States for July showed an increasing numbers of buyers canceling housing deals, as higher interest rates tanked the market, according to Redfin.

Many buyers are continuing to pull away from the housing market amid rising borrowing costs since rates went up in the first quarter of 2022.

Bryan Jung
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Bryan S. Jung is a native and resident of New York City with a background in politics and the legal industry. He graduated from Binghamton University.
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