In yet another sign of the overall health of the real estate marketplace, the Federal Reserve reported that home mortgage lending was on the rise among residential properties. The demand for home mortgage loans also increased, according to the report, which has a number of implications for real estate agents as well as for the buyers and sellers of homes. These factors led to banks easing the credit requirements for potential homebuyers, a positive development for those who may have been otherwise boxed out from the market by more stringent credit demands.
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