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Home prices rose faster than ever in 2021. The typical home gained $50,000 in value

For first time homebuyers it was one of the hardest years ever to afford a house. But homeowners saw tremendous gains in housing wealth.

Home values rose faster than ever in 2021. The median sales price for an existing home was $346,900, up a whopping 17% from the prior year.

That made things tough for people looking to buy a house for the first time.

But for

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