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High mortgage rates deepen housing affordability crisis

Original: High mortgage rates compound housing affordability challenges

High mortgage rates are compounding already difficult housing affordability conditions for buyers across the United States. Elevated borrowing costs are pushing monthly payments higher at a time when home prices remain elevated and supply is tight, leaving many prospective buyers priced out of the market and intensifying debate over how to ease the housing squeeze.

Why now: Mortgage rates remain near multi-decade highs, keeping housing costs and affordability a pressing concern for buyers and policymakers.

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