The US housing market has changed dramatically since the pandemic - an issue looming over the election.

…

The median home sale price in the US has jumped by nearly 30% since the end of 2019, hitting $420,000 this spring.

At a time of rising property values globally, the leap has been one of the most dramatic in the world, according to the International Monetary Fund.

And that’s not factoring in the added costs from higher interest rates, which now stand at roughly 7% for the 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage that is typical in the US, up from about 3% in 2020.

Homebuyers today need an annual income of more than $100,000 - well above the country’s household median of about $75,000 - to comfortably afford a home in most places in the US, research firms such as Zillow and Bankrate say, and face monthly payments that have roughly doubled in just four years.

  • papertowels
    7·
    7 months ago

    Upkeep can be a PITA, mentally as well as financially.

    I found out that local housing co-ops offer 3 bedroom 2 baths for rent at like 800, honestly I’d prefer that over owning a home.