You have to make 70% more money to afford a home compared to ... 2019

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Remember when the politicians used a virus as an excuse to print literal tons of money?

Yeah...

From Realtor.com:

Compared with spring 2019, the national household income required to buy a median-priced home has jumped by nearly $47,000, largely driven by increasing home prices and elevated mortgage rates, according to the Realtor.com® April 2025 Inventory Report.

To purchase a house at the national median list price of $431,250 in April, a household needed to earn about $114,000 annually.

Now let's look at median income:

According to the latest data from the U.S. Census Bureau, in 2023, the typical household earned just over $80,600 per year, or approximately 41% less than the recommended income.

Straight from the U.S. Census Bureau data:

Yeah...

Look at this chart. Study it. Really study it.

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