{"id":134994,"date":"2023-03-01T02:44:40","date_gmt":"2023-02-28T19:44:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/high-home-prices-mortgage-rates-make-it-tough-to-be-a-first-time-homebuyer-now-heres-why-location-matters\/"},"modified":"2023-03-01T03:02:20","modified_gmt":"2023-02-28T20:02:20","slug":"high-home-prices-mortgage-rates-make-it-tough-to-be-a-first-time-homebuyer-now-heres-why-location-matters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/high-home-prices-mortgage-rates-make-it-tough-to-be-a-first-time-homebuyer-now-heres-why-location-matters\/","title":{"rendered":"High home prices, mortgage rates make it tough to be a first-time homebuyer now. Here's why location matters"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nAffordability is a key challenge for first-time homebuyers. But some markets are better than others, experts say.
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\nSource : cnbc.com
\nRead more…High home prices, mortgage rates make it tough to be a first-time homebuyer now. Here’s why location matters<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Affordability is a key challenge for first-time homebuyers. 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