Buying a home has become way too complicated

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Among a tangle of jungle plants and vines, a lane of houses appears, with eager real estate agents stand in front of the doorways. And the lane narrows, the horizons depicts the houses fragmenting, a lone orange house surviving in the large expanse of a starry night sky.
Two decades after companies like Zillow and Trulia revolutionized home search, the rest of the process remains pretty much the same.

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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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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Good news, homebuyers: This fall could finally be a 'sweet spot' in the US real-estate market, Zillow says

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A larger proportion of home sellers are cutting prices on their listings, according to Zillow.

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Millennials looking to buy a home are worrying about climate risk. They're not wrong.

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A flooded street in Montpelier, Vermont.

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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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Meet the typical American who's trying to buy a home

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A family speaking with a real-estate agent.

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Housing market views are being reshaped by climate risks as floods, fires and extreme weather pile up

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Vehicles make their way through a flooded area after Hurricane Ian passed through the area on September 29, 2022 in Fort Myers, Florida.

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The housing market has gotten so unaffordable that Zillow is now offering prospective homebuyers a 1% down payment option

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Real estate agents leave a home for sale during a broker open house on April 16, 2019 in San Francisco, California.
Real estate agents leave a home for sale during a broker open house on April 16, 2019, in San Francisco, California.

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Home sales could crash 23% following a US default and put the housing market in a 'deep freeze,' Zillow economist says

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