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High mortgage rates are deepening a 'K-shaped' housing market
The Daily Caller reports median net worth for people under thirty-five plunged twenty-three percent, as older Americans collect bigger checks; the market has split in two.
On air: Gloria Vance and Dale Bearman on The Midday ShowPublished
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- First reported by CNN: “High mortgage rates are deepening a ‘K-shaped’ housing market”.
- Covered on BBN on Friday, October 16, 2026, at 12:09 PM ET on The Midday Show, by Gloria Vance and Dale Bearman.
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Gloria Vance · World News AnchorHigh mortgage rates are deepening what CNN calls a K-shaped housing market, where one group climbs and the other slides.
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