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Housing costs push U.S. home sales to 16-year low

Summarised by Spiced Kopi · 13 November 2026, 23:45 UTC ·9 sec listen

Existing home sales in the United States fell to 3.75 million in October, their lowest level in more than 16 years. Sales were down 8.8 percent from a year earlier as rising housing costs keep buyers out.

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