Meet the home buyers totally unfazed by 7% mortgage rates
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MarketWatch Top StoriesBy Aarthi Swaminathan10/17/2026, 1:00:00 PM
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Individual investors and second-home buyers accounted for 1 in 5 home purchases in September — the highest share in a little over a year.
Key Takeaways
- 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.
- Individual investors and second-home buyers accounted for 1 in 5 home purchases in September — the highest share in a little over a year.
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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