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Starter homes now cost $1 million in 242 US cities: Zillow

The number of U.S. cities with $1 million starter homes has roughly tripled since before the pandemic.

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What happened The number of U.S. cities with $1 million starter homes has roughly tripled since before the pandemic.
The headline split The left frames it as "Starter homes now cost $1 million in hundreds of U.S. cities, Zillow finds". The center frames it as "Starter homes now cost $1 million in 242 US cities: Zillow".
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Left / center-leftStarter homes now cost $1 million in hundreds of U.S. cities, Zillow finds

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CenterStarter homes now cost $1 million in 242 US cities: Zillow

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News Channel 4 (KFOR.com)News report · Jun 16, 10:45 PM

Starter homes now cost $1 million in 242 US cities: Zillow

The number of U.S. cities with $1 million starter homes has roughly tripled since before the pandemic.

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CBS NewsNews report · Jun 16, 10:46 PM

Starter homes now cost $1 million in hundreds of U.S. cities, Zillow finds

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Online real estate marketplace Zillow found that 242 U.S. cities now have starter homes worth $1 million or more, nearly triple the number of cities reported in 2020. The company defines a...

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Details29/99 Wording Gap · Low confidence · 2 sources
29/99 Wording GapLow confidence2 sources · 2 bias bucketsDeveloping · 2 sources · 2 bucketsFormats: News report

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Jun 16, 10:45 PM: News Channel 4 (KFOR.com) joined the source map.

Jun 16, 10:46 PM: CBS News joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 29/99 and story health is developing · 2 sources · 2 buckets.