A wide disparity exists between homebuyers and homesellers according to September’s Home Purchase Sentiment Index (HPSI) with the overall index decreasing by 1.2 points to 74.5 points. Year-over-year the index is down by 6.5 points. The research by Fannie Mae showed that three components of the index’s six total components decreased month-over-month which now show that only 28% of respondents believe that now is a good …
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