The following sentence has a dangling/misplaced modifier:
Believing home prices would fall, people were asked not to invest in real estate.

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The modifier "believing home prices would fall" is misplaced because it is unclear who holds this belief. The sentence suggests that "people" hold this belief, but it is actually the speaker or some other unnamed authority who holds the belief and is asking people not to invest in real estate.

The Following Sentence Has a Dangling/misplaced Modifier