How 7% Mortgages Are Wrecking the Home-Buyer Playbook

Wall Street Journal, Oct. 1, 2026-Nicholas G. Miller
House hunters still face a financial double whammy rarely seen: rapidly rising mortgage rates and home prices that, while growing more slowly, keep hitting record highs. That has made the post-pandemic housing market one of the most challenging in recent memory and limits the amount of financial maneuvering available to would-be buyers.
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