The vast majority of Americans support housing policies that are widely illegal

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People walk past brownstone townhouses in the Fort Greene neighborhood on June 24, 2016 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City.

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Average homebuyers are beating out Wall Street landlords

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Deep-pocketed investors bought lots of homes during the pandemic, drawing the ire of regular homebuyers and lawmakers. But the panic over corporate vultures obscures the real problems in the housing market.

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How much the typical first-time home buyer puts toward a down payment and where they get the money

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The typical first-time homebuyer's down payment is less than 10% in the US.

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People are leaving Texas over rising costs, partisan politics, and a sense of disenchantment

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The Texas state capitol building in Austin.

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The housing market has hit 'rock bottom' and the sales slump will last a long time, Redfin CEO says

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The housing market will be stuck in a rut for a long time even if the US avoids a recession, Fannie Mae says

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Soaring mortgage rates take their toll on the US housing market as sales slump to a 13-year low

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Housing-market activity fell to a 13-year low in October, per data from the National Association of Realtors.

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The housing market is historically unaffordable - but a record number of Americans now own their home without a mortgage

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A record number of Americans own their homes without a mortgage.

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Tenants and a top prosecutor have accused major landlords and a popular apartment-pricing site of colluding to inflate rents. A legal expert says it shows algorithmic collusion is no longer 'science fiction.'

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A sign is posted in front of an apartment building with available rentals on June 09, 2023 in San Francisco, California.
Rent-settling algorithms used by landlords nationwide may be artificially increasing rents above market rates.

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Mortgage rates log biggest drop in over a year amid falling bond yields

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"For Sale" signs are seen outside a home in Glenview, Ill., Tuesday, July 27, 2021.

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