US EditionGuilford County homes out of budget for many middle income families
- Many moderate-income workers, including teachers, nurses, and skilled tradespeople, struggle to afford homes in the current competitive U.S. Housing market in 2025.
- This difficulty stems from home prices rising 47% nationally over five years while teacher pay increased only 24%, worsening the affordability gap since 2019.
- The share of homes affordable to moderate-income buyers dropped from nearly 50% in 2019 to about 21%, with the largest gaps in states like California and Hawaii.
- Nadia Evangelou, senior economist at the National Association of Realtors, explained that in many areas, the gap between what moderate-income families earn and the housing options available to them remains substantial.
- Legislative efforts to raise teacher pay and increase moderate-price housing show some progress, but many moderate-income families continue facing housing challenges near their workplaces.
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Homebuying options remain slim for middle-income earners • Idaho Capital Sun
Scott and Julia Whitnall, both teachers, stand in front of the two-bedroom house they bought this year in Ripon, Calif. Like many first-time buyers with moderate incomes, they found they had to take on extra work, compromise on size and wait patiently for a house they could afford in today’s market. (Photo courtesy of Scott and Julia Whitnall)Read more Stateline coverage of housing policy across the country. Like many moderate-income workers, pu…
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Homebuying options remain slim for middle-income earners
Scott and Julia Whitnall, both teachers, stand in front of the two-bedroom house they bought this year in Ripon, Calif. Like many first-time buyers with moderate incomes, they found they had to take on extra work, compromise on size and wait patiently for a house they could afford in today’s market (Photo courtesy of Scott and Julia Whitnall).Like many moderate-income workers, public school teachers Julia and Scott Whitnall didn’t think they’d b…
Guilford County homes out of budget for many middle income families
GUILFORD COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) -- We talk a lot about affordable housing for low-income families, but middle-income families are now struggling to afford any of the homes on the market in Guilford County. A new report from the National Association of Realtors shows that there are so few houses left at affordable rates that people who make between $50,000 and $100,000 a year are struggling to become homeowners for the first time. Grace Clifford, a …
Research: at Least Two Modal Incomes Required for Home Ownership
It is becoming increasingly difficult for Dutch people with an average income to find an affordable home, De Hypotheker notes. According to the mortgage advisor, calculated with current house prices, more than twice the average income is now needed to buy an average home.
Home Buying Increasingly Out of Reach for Middle Class — The Anderson Observer
In SC, 28% of listings in March were considered affordable for “moderate income” buyersTim Henderson/StatelineRead more Stateline coverage of housing policy across the country.Like many moderate-income workers, public school teachers Julia and Scott Whitnall didn’t think they’d become homeowners in their early 30s. Especially in California.“We never felt homeownership was in our cards. But we did it!” Julia Whitnall said. “We’re extremely happy.…
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