<p>Home prices across Long Island continue to surge and despite higher mortgage rates, potential buyers are lining up outside open houses. NewsdayTV&rsquo;s Macy Egeland reports.</p>


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Home prices across Long Island continue to surge and despite higher mortgage rates, potential buyers are lining up outside open houses. NewsdayTV's Macy Egeland reports.

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The rate went up to 3.4% in May, up from 2.9% during the same month in 2023, according to data released by the state Labor Department. 

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LI homebuyers purchased homes at record prices in May. Nassau was 13% higher than in the same month a year ago and Suffolk rose 14.2% in the same period. 

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Long Islanders are struggling to cope with above-normal inflation in everything from gas to groceries to housing and utilities. NewsdayTV's Macy Egeland reports.

'It's a big strain on us' 

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