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Mortgage Rates, Home Prices and Republican Tax Law Get Blame as Housing Sales Skid Lengthens
MarketWatch, Oct. 21, 2018–Laura Kusisto, Sharon Nunn
A combination of rising mortgage rates and high home prices, a dearth of inventory and a new tax law that reduces incentives for home ownership have weighed on the housing sector this year.