A $100k Salary No Longer Buys the Typical Home
Six figures used to buy you a pretty sweet house: about 140% of the typical home. Now? About 90%. What happened?
December 5, 2024 9 min read
Six figures used to buy you a pretty sweet house: about 140% of the typical home. Now? About 90%. What happened?
Thought you needed 20% down to buy a home? Or even 5%? How about 0%. Yes, these mortgages exist today.
Updated 2025 conventional loan requirements and guidelines.
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