Buyers frustrated by the soaring price tags attached to new homes finally got a bit of a break. Finally.

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A combination of rising home prices and a stronger labor market have helped push home-flipping numbers to their highest levels in a decade. Approximately 6.1 percent of all home sales in 2016 qualified as a "flip," defined as the purchase of a house at a market rate and the subsequent sale of the same property at a higher price due to improvements or short-term pricing gains. That figure marked a near percentage-point increase over the 5.3 percent rate recorded in 2015.

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According to a new Zillow analysis, listing a home toward the end of spring significantly increases a seller’s chances of making this happen.