cross-posted from: https://lemmygrad.ml/post/4156961

Home Prices vs. Inflation: Why Americans Can't Afford a House in 2024

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  • invalidusernamelol [he/him]
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    5 months ago

    It's already happening, the housing costs where I'm at have quadrupled in 4 years thanks to transplants from mostly CA, FL, and NY. There are barely any jobs here though, so they pay about half what they would in a big city while that half is about 20x the median wage here.

    This leads to a vicious circle of them buying up even more property and converting it into short term rentals that are the equivalent of paying a mortgage that's 30x your salary.