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'Life is on hold just to chase an ever-moving market': Readers on the reality of buying a home in 2026

Readers tell us about bidding wars, rising budgets and putting their weddings, travel and lives on hold.

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The Journal'Life is on hold just to chase an ever-moving market': Readers on the reality of buying a home in 2026The Journal'Life is on hold just to chase an ever-moving market': Readers on the reality of buying a home in 2026
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