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Survey: Almost Half of Recent Homebuyers Made an Offer Sight-Unseen, the Highest Share on Record

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I never would have chosen to buy a house this way, but I’d rather take a risk with my home purchase than take a risk with my family’s health,” Sanchez said. “I Intensifying competition is also contributing to the uptick in sight-unseen offers. Fortunately, the inspection contingency enabled her to back out of the purchase.