Home listings pile up in October, but sellers won't slash prices

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CNBC Real Estate reports that the housing market stayed locked in a deep freeze through October, with listings stacking up even as sellers held firm on price. The standoff deepened a pattern that began in September: more inventory on the shelves, but no corresponding wave of markdowns to move it. Buyers waiting for relief found the same stubborn math.

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