Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 1 day agoWhy is the number of first-time US homebuyers at a generational low?www.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square88fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
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minus-squarelightnsfw@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·7 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.
minus-squareWhats_your_reasoning@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 hours ago 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.
minus-squareM0oP0o@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 hours agoAnd 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?
“Holding off”? No, I can’t afford it. I’d love to own a home but my wage doesn’t keep up with inflation.
We are so screwed.
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?