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Buying a house? Four unconventional ways to become a homeowner.

September 13, 2024

USA Today
Andrea Riquier

Corrections & Clarifications: A previous story misstated Ivory Innovations headquarters. The headquarters are in Salt Lake City, Utah.

It’s hard out there in the housing market right now. Prices are high and mortgage rates aren’t low; no one wants to sell and many people have given up trying to buy. In a recent sentiment survey conducted by Fannie Mae, only 17% of respondents said now was a good time to make a purchase. Desperate times call for, well, different measures. With that in mind, here are four suggestions for anyone who’s still interested in achieving homeownership, but who’s had it with the current state of the traditional housing market.

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