Do you need to get a mortgage preapproval?

Buyers often are eager to start looking at homes and tend to leave what they view as the boring, bureaucratic part of the homebuying process for last, says Michael Highfield, associate professor of finance and head of Mississippi State University's Department of Finance and Economics. “But in this competitive market, any serious buyer should pursue a preapproval from a lender in advance to …

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Do you need to get a mortgage preapproval?