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The Average American Needs to Earn This Much to Afford a Home

Hot home prices, wages that can’t keep up with inflation, and high interest rates are making it harder than ever for the typical American to buy a home. New data shows the average buyer needs to earn 22% more today than they did in 2022, placing homeownership further out of reach.

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Boomer and Bust: Did Soaring Home Prices Let Boomers Retire Early?

When American workers started quitting their jobs en masse during the pandemic, speculation placed Millennials and GenZ at the center of the economic trend. New data, which looks at gains from the pandemic housing boom, suggests there’s more to the story.

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