
HESITATION TO BUY A HOME FUELING A GRADUAL ‘RESET” IN THE MARKET
There was a time when buying a home was first and foremost for the purpose of shelter. The word “investment” was not common among those who wrote a check, stuffed it into an envelope, placed a stamp on it, and dropped it in the mailbox. There was never a “right” and a “wrong” time to buy, and interest rates were not daily news. MarketWatch’s Jacob Passy reports that a new poll from Gallup found that only 30% of Americans believe now is a good time to buy a house — the lowest