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Rate Lock Certificates Give Private Sellers the Same Financing Edge as National Builders

Tuesday, August 11, 2026Alejandra RodriguezView original
For months, publicly traded homebuilders like Lennar and Pulte have held an advantage over individual sellers in slower markets: the ability to offer buyers below-market mortgage rates. In Kitsap County, Washington – a military-anchored peninsula separated from Seattle by Puget Sound – a broker has adapted that mechanism for private resale listings, using rate lock […]