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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Alex Veiga

More homes for sale and easing rates favor homebuyers this spring, but affordability hurdles remain

Spring Homebuying Season - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

This spring homebuying season is shaping up to be more favorable for home shoppers than it's been in recent years — as long as they can afford to buy.

Home prices are rising more slowly. Mortgage rates remain elevated, but have been mostly easing and could be headed lower if the U.S. economic outlook continues to darken over the Trump administration's widespread tariffs, which have rattled financial markets and stoked fears of a recession.

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