Housing Market Braces For Rising Layoffs ‘Soon’ As Mortgage Lenders, Home Sellers Cut Thousands Of Jobs

by Jonathan Ponciano, Forbes Staff

Last week, home selling platform Opendoor blamed “one of the most challenging real estate markets in 40 years” as it laid off 550 workers, and Wells Fargo is reportedly eyeing thousands of job cuts.

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