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Home sellers are cutting asking prices in a stagnant housing market
Home sellers across the United States are lowering their asking prices and helping buyers make deals in a stagnant housing market.[1, 4] ABC News reported that surging mortgage rates, years of soaring home prices and rising inflation have left many sellers stuck in limbo as homes go months without an offer.[1]
Fortune described homeowners who have been forced to slash their asking prices, with one calling it "a roller coaster of emotion."[2] Fortune reported that sellers in limbo are unable to relocate for a new job or buy a next home for a growing family.[2]
Covered by ABC News, The Washington Times, PBS NewsHour and 1 more
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How balanced is this coverage?
Of the 4 rated outlets that covered it, 0 are left of center, 3 are center and 1 is right of center (1 of them in the Right group).
Too few left- or right-leaning outlets to compare: 0 of 42 left-leaning, 3 of 33 center and 1 of 38 right-leaning outlets covered it.
- Left: none.
- Leans left: none.
- Center: PBS NewsHour (−0.48), Fortune (−0.25), ABC News (−0.19).
- Leans right: none.
- Right: The Washington Times (+1.27).
Each dot is an outlet that covered it, placed by its audience-lean score (Eady et al. 2025), which measures who shares its links, not how accurate it is. The ticks under the line are all 113 rated outlets Tare reads.
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