This 'magic number' for mortgage rates will thaw the housing market and allow prices to drop, DoubleLine says

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The 30-year mortgage falling to 5% could bring many current homeowners back to the market to list their house for sale.

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Housing market affordability will improve in 2024 as home prices fall amid more inventory, Morgan Stanley's chief US economist says

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Aerial view of a residential area with houses in the Phoenix suburb of Chandler.
Aerial view of a residential area with houses in the Phoenix suburb of Chandler.

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Whoopi Goldberg is criticized online for saying Gen Z and millennials can't afford a house because they 'only want to work four hours' a day

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Whoopi Goldberg attends A Celebration of Barbara Walters Cocktail Reception Red Carpet at the Four Seasons Restaurant on May 14, 2014 in New York City.

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The housing market is loosening up as mortgage rates sink, but 'window of opportunity could be narrow'

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Homebuyers signing a mortgage.

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CHART OF THE DAY: Here's the simple reason why home prices won't fall anytime soon

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We moved to Austin for the tech jobs, but finding a home was defeating. We kept getting outbid by people making cash offers sight-unseen.

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Sarah Hollingsworth relocated from San Antonio, Texas, to Austin in 2019.

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Housing market competition cools off, opening up more inventory and slowing down prices

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ADUs are popping up in Seattle backyards like these.

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The housing market is following a similar playbook from the 1980s when mortgage rates doubled. Here's what it could mean for homebuyers today.

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America can solve its housing crisis by following Tokyo’s example

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What's Tokyo's secret? Liberal and centralized land-use policies that give developers a lot of power to build what they want, when they want.

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Biden's top economist says the key to ending the housing crisis is giving cities and developers monetary incentives to build more affordable homes

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White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre (L) looks on as Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers Jared Bernstein speaks during the daily press briefing at the White House in Washington, DC, on September 13, 2023.
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre (L) looks on as Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers Jared Bernstein speaks during the daily press briefing at the White House in Washington, DC, on September 13, 2023.

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