US home sales will drop for the eighth straight month in September as mortgage rates surge and house prices stay stubbornly high, experts have warned, making it increasingly difficult for Americans to buy a home.The decline depicts a real estate market that is becoming increasingly inaccessible for first-time home buyers, who have been deterred from entering the market by the rapidly rising home prices.The national average home price for all housing types reached record $389,500 last month, up 7.7 percent from a year ago, and slightly down from a $428,700 average in July, the most recent real estate data shows.
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