• lightnsfw@reddthat.com
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    7 hours ago

    “Holding off”? No, I can’t afford it. I’d love to own a home but my wage doesn’t keep up with inflation.

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      At today’s prices, a family would need to earn $126,700 a year to afford monthly payments on an average home purchased in 2024, up from $79,300 annually in 2021, according to a report from the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies.

      We are so screwed.

      • M0oP0o@mander.xyz
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        2 hours ago

        And they think someone can save for a down payment how? If you need 6 figures to afford the payments who can do that and have a down payment?