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For a while last year, buying a house was like game of thrones. Without all the murder, of course.

The pandemic fueled a home-buying frenzy, as many were desperate to trade an urban life for

suburban spaces, surrounded by nature and spurred on by very low mortgage rates. But there weren't

enough homes on the market. Demand was so intense that home builders had to get creative.

That's Connor Doherty. He writes about housing for the New York Times. He's recounting a story

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