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May 14, 2026

U.S. housing market

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May home sales barely move as high mortgage rates, prices, weigh on housing market

June 28, 2025 Alex Veiga
NEW YORK — Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes edged higher in May, as stubbornly high mortgage rates and rising prices made homebuying less affordable even as the inventory of properties on the market continued […]
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October home sales rose, notching first annual gain in 3 years

November 30, 2024 Alex Veiga
LOS ANGELES — Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes rose in October, the first annual gain in more than three years, with home shoppers encouraged by easing rates and a pickup in properties on the […]
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The average long-term US mortgage rate surges to 7.63%, holding at highest level since 2000

October 26, 2023 The Associated Press
The cost of financing a home surged again this week with the average long-term U.S. mortgage rate at its highest level since December 2000. The average rate on the benchmark 30-year home loan rose to […]
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US home sales fell in September for eighth straight month

October 26, 2022 The Associated Press
Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes fell in September for the eighth month in a row, matching the pre-pandemic sales pace from 10 years ago, as house hunters grappled with sharply higher mortgage rates, rising […]

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