'It's on Fire': Why the Housing Market Is Booming

Update: 2021-05-05

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Housing prices around the country have been skyrocketing. WSJ's Nicole Friedman explains what makes the hot market so unusual. And a real estate agent and a prospective buyer from Boise, Idaho, share how the boom is changing their city.

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'It's on Fire': Why the Housing Market Is Booming

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'It's on Fire': Why the Housing Market Is Booming

The Wall Street Journal & Gimlet

'It's on Fire': Why the Housing Market Is Booming