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Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared on Filterbuy. Over the last year and a half, one of the dominant stories in the U.S. economy has been the steep increase in the cost of homes in a highly competitive market. Earlier this year, the median sales price of a home in the U.S. passed $400,000 for the first time, up by more than 20% from before the COVID-19 pandemic began.