House Hunting? Get Bargains Between Now and Halloween

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While it still might be a seller's market for residential real estate, October is the best month of the year for house hunters, a chart of home price data shows.

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Mortgage Rates & Trends, Oct. 8, 2021

Average rates for a 30- and 15-year mortgage climbed back toward their recent three-month highs as interest rates for most major types of home loans rose.