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Dec 21, 2023

Wanna be a homeowner? It’ll cost ya.

Homeownership costs now take up more of the average wage than many lenders advise, according to a report out today.

Wanna be a homeowner? It’ll cost ya. — Andri Tambunan/AFP via Getty Images

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Owning a home now takes a bigger chunk of Americans’ incomes
by Stephanie Hughes
Spencer Platt/Getty Image
A report out Thursday from the real estate data firm ATTOM finds that a home, and all its related costs, now eat up about 34% of the average wage nationwide.
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