Homebuyers react more to changes in mortgage rates than actual rates, Compass CEO says

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The home-flipping rebound is for real as profits jump after a bleak stretch, real estate tracker says

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A house is for sale in Arlington, Virginia, July 13, 2023.

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Homebuyers struggling to score a house right now have a glimmer of hope

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Erik Heuser, the COO of homebuilder Taylor Morrison, said builders have more tools than banks when it comes to helping people buy homes.

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Why now is actually a good time to buy a house

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There's an argument to be made that buyers shouldn't wait for rates or prices to drop, and to stay in the market even as affordability looks strained.

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Home sales have plummeted to their lowest in 13 years as 8% mortgage rates batter the housing market

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Sky-high mortgage rates keep battering the US housing market, with the 30-year fixed mortgage clocking in at 8% this week.

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Americans' average rent payments have jumped to $2,047. This chart shows how affordability has evolved in the last decade.

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A sign advertises an apartment for rent along a row of brownstone townhouses in the Fort Greene neighborhood on June 24, 2016 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City

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America's biggest cities have 5.5 million empty homes

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The US housing market is set to cool this fall, setting up a rare opportunity for buyers as sellers slash prices, Zillow says

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Home prices could jump 5% in the next 12 months as high mortgage rates freeze the housing market, Zillow economists say

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Home prices will jump by 4.9% by August of next year, Zillow economists warned.

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America's housing market is so tight that even Wall Street giants can't find homes to buy

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