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Americans must earn roughly $106,500 to comfortably afford a typical home, a significant increase from the $59,000 annual household income that put homeownership within reach for families in 2020. (www.cbsnews.com)
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[–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 4 points 10 months ago

Compare that to 1960, when mi9nimum wage was $1.00/hour and the average house was $11,000.00.