Homeowners don’t want to move. It’s a big deal for their shrinking backyards.

The shrinking American backyard is getting even smaller, and it partly has to do with mortgage rates. The bygone rates of the early 2020s — the last time they were below 3 percent — have had a powerful hold on their owners, who are hesitant to move if it means taking on a new home loan at twice the...

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