Rising Prices, Rates Hurt Middle-Class Buyers
Even as the housing-price runup slows, middle-class buyers - in the West and elsewhere – are still struggling to find a home they can afford where they want to live.
Source: floridarealtors.org
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Even as the housing-price runup slows, middle-class buyers - in the West and elsewhere – are still struggling to find a home they can afford where they want to live.
In cities across the West, the average price of buying has spiked 25 percent in the past year, pushing the American dream of home ownership further out of reach.