Cash won't be king for forever

The fact that the recent rebound in existing home sales has been predominantly driven by cash buyers and investors places a question mark over the sustainability of that rebound. The concern is that there may be a limited pool of such buyers and that first-time buyers will not be able to fill any void.

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