Mortgage rates continue to hover around seven percent, as the dynamics of a once-hot housing market have faded considerably. Unsure buyers navigating an unpredictable landscape keep demand declining while other potential buyers remain sidelined from an affordability standpoint. The interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve will certainly inject additional lead into the heels of the housing market.

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How’s the Housing Market? Altos Research (a real estate data company) suggests that the Housing Market is at a standstill.

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