The Fed raised the federal-funds rate. How will that affect the housing market?
Author: Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA TODAY
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The pullback is mostly affecting sectors that have struggled because of the Federal Reserve’s sharp interest rate hikes the past year.
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Middle-income homeowners accumulated more than $120,000 in wealth in the past decade
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In the top 10 areas with the highest homeownership rates for middle-income households, owners gained $110,000 in wealth on average in the last decade.