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High mortgage rates deepen housing affordability crisis

Original: High mortgage rates compound housing affordability challenges

High mortgage rates are making an already difficult housing market worse, adding hundreds of dollars to monthly payments and pushing homeownership further out of reach for many buyers. Elevated borrowing costs are limiting affordability even as would-be buyers wait for rates to fall, with the squeeze felt most acutely by first-time purchasers.

Why now: Mortgage rates remain elevated, keeping housing costs and affordability in the news.

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