Zillow expects housing market chill to continue through winter

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Scotsman Guide reports that the housing market is settling into a prolonged cold spell, with newly pending home sales dropping 8.5 percent year over year in September and rents climbing at their fastest annual pace since last spring. The combination of softer sales volume and rising rents points to a market where traditional homebuying has become harder to justify for many participants, while rental income streams look increasingly attractive on paper.

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