Buyers have an advantage in these 10 cities, where sellers are slashing listing prices the most

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Orlando.

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A record 550 cities now have average home values above $1 million

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Why buying a home isn't likely to get much cheaper even under Biden's housing plan

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The mortgage 'lock-in effect' could worsen wealth inequality and is likely to last for years to come, FHFA says

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I got a 2.5% mortgage rate last year when everyone else was getting 6%. It's saving us $40,000 and helping pay off my medical bills for cancer treatment.

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Amy Yzaguirre, her husband, and son.

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The Trump-supporting governor of Montana is staking his reelection on a set of 'miracle' YIMBY housing policies

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Rep. Greg Gianforte (R-MT) joins President Donald Trump at a "Make America Great Again" rally at the Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport on November 3, 2018 in Belgrade, Montana.

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The US housing market is slowly thawing, but 91% of homes are still overvalued, Fitch says

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Homebuyers need to earn 80% more than they did pre-COVID to comfortably afford a house in this market, Zillow says

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Homebuyers have to earn 80% more than they did pre-covid to comfortably afford a house today.
Homebuyers have to earn 80% more than they did pre-covid to comfortably afford a house today.

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Home prices continued to soar higher across the US in the 4th quarter

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While housing prices are significantly cheaper in Texas compared to California, property taxes are not.

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I bought a house in Japan for less than $45,000. I live in the peaceful countryside close to every convenience, and everything's cheaper here.

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Ned Watson bought an abandoned property in Japan's countryside in 2019.

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