'Blame the Boomers': A paradox in the housing market is what's really behind rising demand and home prices

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The housing market's inventory crunch deepens as listings fall for the 4th straight month in August

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Housing is even more unaffordable than it was at the peak prior to the 2008 crisis, as mortgage rates touch 23-year highs

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These 2 stats show how tight the US housing market has become in the last year

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Investor purchases of American homes dropped 45.8% year over year last quarter, according to Redfin.

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