After a very challenging year-and-a-half for home buyers there’s a glimmer of hope. Sort of.

Interest rates have more than doubled in the past year-and-a -half. Sales are down for the first time in years and that is leading to openings for some buyers. Maybe.

Jayati Ramakrishnan, covers housing and transportation issues for the Oregonian. She talked about the trend on the latest episode of Beat Check.

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