It’s a terrible time to buy a house. Here’s what to know if you still have to do it | CNN Business
There is no coating: it’s a terrible time to buy a house. Mortgage rates for a 30-year fixed-rate loan are now hovering above 7%, more than 4 percentage points higher than a year ago. This reduced the purchasing power of a typical buyer by 14%, according to Black Knight, a mortgage data company. With fewer …