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A new report illustrates just how stuck the housing market is

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Just 2.5% of homes in the U.S. changed hands this year in the first eight months, the lowest turnover rate in at least 30 years, according an analysis by Redfin.

The latest data from the real estate brokerage underscores just how much the housing market has stalled in 2024 as Americans faced a toxic combination of record-high home prices and elevated mortgage rates, creating one of the most unaffordable housing markets in a generation. A rate cut by the Federal Reserve this month has fueled hopes that the interest rate-sensitive housing market will soon experience a fresh jolt.

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