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The U.S. housing market is in spooky season: 15% of home sellers are getting ghosted by buyers

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Halloween is just about a week away, but spooky season started early for the U.S. housing market. 

In September, more than 53,000 home-purchase agreements were canceled—or 15% of all homes under contract, according to Redfin data released Wednesday. That’s nearly a 14% jump from the same time last year. 

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