Here are the top 3 reasons why Americans say they haven't bought a home in today's market

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Americans pointed to a lack of inventory, high mortgage rates, and expensive homes as reasons to hold off on purchasing a house.

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Return-to-office policies are driving people to sell their homes - even at a loss

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Children ride scooters past 'open house' flags displayed outside a single family home in Los Angeles, California.

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The housing market is about to get a lot more expensive for millennials and Gen Z

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A young adult in their home.

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One unintended consequence of the unaffordable housing market: Crashing furniture sales

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Furniture sales have softened as the housing market grows increasingly unaffordable.

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

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Gen Z is better at saving than millennials. A new survey says it has a more positive outlook on homeownership, too

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"Many young people don't have a choice between renting and buying," Redfin Chief Economist Daryl Fairweather wrote in a recent survey.

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I moved to Germany after a cancer diagnosis shattered my American dream

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Leigh William moved to Germany from Atlanta in 2017.

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Meet the pro-housing agitators who are fighting to bring down home prices — and winning

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YIMBYs want to solve America's housing crisis by making it easier to build homes — and they're starting to notch key wins in big cities.

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Inside the fight to build more housing and bring down home prices

US stocks fall as Fed comments and new data raise fear of more rate hikes

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Traders work on the floor of the NYSE

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The share of Americans paying over $2,000 a month for a mortgage has nearly tripled in just 2 years

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Dallas, Texas' population is expected to more than double from 2020 to 2029.

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