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Pending home sales sink to 25-year low as buyers flee high mortgage rates

MarketWatch Top21 October 2026, 13:48 UTC

Contract signings to purchase homes fell in September to the lowest level on record, as buyers fled the housing market in the wake of the average 30-year mortgage rate crossing over 7%.

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