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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Alex Veiga

Investors snap up growing share of US homes as traditional buyers struggle to afford one

Real estate investors are snapping up a bigger share of U.S. homes on the market as rising prices and stubbornly high borrowing costs freeze out many other would-be homebuyers.

Nearly 27% of all homes sold in the first three months of the year were bought by investors -- the highest share in at least five years, according to a report by real estate data provider BatchData.

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