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re: The qualifying yearly income for a median-priced house in 2020 was $49,680.

Posted on 11/13/23 at 2:08 pm to
Posted by BeepNode
Lafayette
Member since Feb 2014
10005 posts
Posted on 11/13/23 at 2:08 pm to
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So $10,962 + $12,600 = $23,562 more of your income is required every year now for the same home.



Because everything else costs more, which eats into your income, credit card debt is worse, etc.

Most people basically got huge pay cuts in the reshuffling that happened, even if their salaries didn't go down.
This post was edited on 11/13/23 at 2:09 pm
Posted by Tomatocantender
Boot
Member since Jun 2021
5310 posts
Posted on 11/13/23 at 2:09 pm to
What if I told you that synthetic CDO's are on the rise since Biden took office? I'm not talking about plain CDO's which is already dog shite wrapped in cat shite, I'm talking the Selena Gomez of atomic bombs aka synthetic CDO's. No bueno, pop goes the chupacabra.
Posted by HubbaBubba
North of DFW, TX
Member since Oct 2010
48993 posts
Posted on 11/13/23 at 2:17 pm to
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True, but its not like interest rates now are high.

They are historically normal.
True. My first home was at 8.5% interest and my second was at 7.25%. Then my third home was at 6.85%. This home, however, I refinanced at 3.25%. Could have gone even lower, but I didn't want to pay the fees again. It will be a long time before I let go of this mortgage.
Posted by Loup
Ferriday
Member since Apr 2019
14387 posts
Posted on 11/13/23 at 2:22 pm to
I bought a very modest home in 2020. If I bought it for the same price at today's average interest rate my mortgage would be over $500 more per month just due to interest. Freakin' nuts.
Posted by XenScott
Pensacola
Member since Oct 2016
3684 posts
Posted on 11/13/23 at 2:41 pm to
Home prices are dictated by the market. Cost to build, supply/demand.

Interest rates are trying to cover up poor fiscal policy.
Posted by XenScott
Pensacola
Member since Oct 2016
3684 posts
Posted on 11/13/23 at 2:42 pm to
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Homes are about 30% higher to build than pre Covid.


More.
Posted by Robin Masters
Birmingham
Member since Jul 2010
33915 posts
Posted on 11/13/23 at 3:19 pm to
Bidenomics helping "the little guy".
Posted by fareplay
Member since Nov 2012
5882 posts
Posted on 11/13/23 at 3:25 pm to
And boomers say it’s just as easy
Posted by Upperdecker
St. George, LA
Member since Nov 2014
31845 posts
Posted on 11/13/23 at 3:26 pm to
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Did they mean medium priced?

Bruh
Posted by bountyhunter
North of Houston a bit
Member since Mar 2012
6769 posts
Posted on 11/13/23 at 4:09 pm to
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OysterPoBoy

Expensive taste for someone as stupid as you.
Posted by Dickaroos
Nunya
Member since Feb 2013
526 posts
Posted on 11/13/23 at 9:33 pm to
Keep voting for democrats and rinos! We are almost there
Posted by Hamma1122
Member since Sep 2016
21178 posts
Posted on 11/13/23 at 9:46 pm to
Interest rates
Posted by Big Scrub TX
Member since Dec 2013
37064 posts
Posted on 11/14/23 at 12:46 am to
Median household wealth is up 37% since 2019 - adjusted for inflation.
Posted by Fat and Happy
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2013
18692 posts
Posted on 11/14/23 at 12:47 am to
The interests rates are complete BS.

It’s wild to me that people are even considering buying a house right now at the rates out there.

When you have people that got in at 2.5% and now, it’s over twice that. Ain’t no way i would even pretend to buy a house right now
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