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About two-thirds of metros favor buyers or are moving that way, but higher rates are shrinking what a fixed monthly budget can buy AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Buyers are gaining leverage in the U.S. housing market, but higher mortgage rates are cutting their purchasing...
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America appears in a homebuyer recession. Mortgage purchase applications are down 60% from their pandemic peak, per Redfin. Demand is now back near 1995 levels, lower than at any point during the 2008–2012 housing crash. It comes as mortgage rates sit above 7%, pending home sa2026-10-18 21:01 UTC
America appears in a homebuyer recession. Mortgage purchase applications are down 60% from their pandemic peak, per Redfin. Demand is now back near 1995 levels, lower than at any point during the 2008–2012 housing crash. It comes as mortgage rates sit above 7%, pending home sa2026-10-18 21:01 UTC
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