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Two charts show how far homeownership is slipping out of reach as mortgage rates skyrocket
Two charts show how far homeownership is slipping out of reach as mortgage rates skyrocket
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14 stories in the last 7 days, reading strong bearish overall. The last day ran at 3.3× its usual pace.
- 7-day mood
- −57.3Strong bearish −57
- Stories, 7 days
- 14
- Last 24 hours
- 53.3× usual
- Sources
- 14in the latest 30
Mood and coverage · last 7 days
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| Day | Mood | Stories |
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| Fri, Oct 9 | −80.6 | 3 |
| Thu, Oct 8 | −45.2 | 5 |
| Wed, Oct 7 | −28.7 | 2 |
| Tue, Oct 6 | — | 2 |
| Mon, Oct 5 | −56.1 | 2 |
| Sun, Oct 4 | — | 0 |
| Sat, Oct 3 | — | 0 |
| Fri, Oct 2 | — | 0 |
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