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With mortgage rates at 20-year highs, more people are looking to relocate from high-cost coastal cities to places in the South and Southwest

Homebuilders are downsizing the American Dream to lure in entry-level buyers frustrated by the resale housing market.

High mortgage rates are taking a toll on the housing market

Mortgage rates recently crossed back over 7%

Despite rising mortgage rates, buyers are finding little relief in home prices because of the massive shortage of supply

Morgan Stanley housing analysts no longer think home prices will decline this year.

There are only four U.S. metros where the majority of properties are cheaper to buy than rent.

Average long-term mortgage rate climbed to 6.57% this week

There are now only four major metro areas where it's cheaper to buy a home than to rent

Homebuilders are getting a big boost from the lack of existing homes for sale

Short-term money-making tactics like house flipping won't work anymore

The cost of buying remains prohibitive relative to conditions that prevailed just two years ago

Paying the monthly mortgage outpaces rent more than it has since before the financial crisis.

Economists say mortgage rates — especially if they continue to climb — will play a huge role in what options homebuyers have state to state.

As mortgage rates inch closer to 7%, hundreds of thousands of inflation-weary homebuyers across the U.S. are backing out of deals.

Nationwide, the outlook on home prices is less bleak, with Goldman seeing a 6.1% decline.

It’s often the calendar marker for how the full year will go, but maybe not this year.

Approximately 14 of the 50 largest markets are already showing signs of a sharp cooldown

Sales of previously owned homes fell for 11th straight month. Transactions declined in three of four regions in December.

For some buyers, a mortgage rate drop means gaining back purchasing power and re-entering the market.