While surging mortgage rates have diminished buying power for many this fall, the well-prepared and savvy home shoppers can still find attractive opportunities out there—if they know where to look and how to use the shifting market conditions to their advantage.
September saw the growth of for-sale inventory dramatically accelerate compared to a year ago, topping 1.16 million listings, according to the latest Realtor.com® monthly housing market trends report.
At the local level, three metros stand out for experiencing the steepest increases in inventory: Minneapolis, Seattle, and Buffalo, NY…