Declining mortgage rates offer some buyers a sliver of hope as they face the 'insurmountable wall' of still-high prices and surging interest rates
Consumer confidence hits an eight-month high, but buyers remain reluctant when it comes to ‘big-ticket purchases.’
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### Instruction: Declining mortgage rates offer some buyers a sliver of hope as they face the 'insurmountable wall' of still-high prices and surging interest rates

### Response: Consumer confidence hits an eight-month high, but buyers remain reluctant when it comes to ‘big-ticket purchases.’