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A bumpy ride for mortgage rates means bumpy home sales

A bumpy ride for mortgage rates means bumpy home sales

Update: 2023-03-291
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Spring is when flowers, and For Sale signs, tend to start popping up. Today we learned that pending home sales rose for the third straight month in February, which seems puzzling given climbing interest rates. Could it signal a thawing housing market? Plus, a look at the debate about public funds for home-schooling and how a tight labor market benefits the poorest workers.

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A bumpy ride for mortgage rates means bumpy home sales

A bumpy ride for mortgage rates means bumpy home sales

Marketplace / Kai Ryssdal