Redfin chief economist Daryl Fairweather: "It seems like the only way to kind of get your foot in the door to the housing market is to have some help"
  • M0oP0o@mander.xyz
    5·
    10 months ago

    Yeap, and extra long commutes to higher paying jobs. I know people doing 1.5 hour drives one way to their job.

    • Lexi Sneptaur@pawb.socialEnglish
      2·
      10 months ago

      The real move is to sell your car and move into the city where you can walk bike or take transit to your high paying job.

        • Lexi Sneptaur@pawb.socialEnglish
          11·
          10 months ago

          I don’t know what city you’re talking about but you can easily buy a home in a major city such as Chicago on the average salaries for white collar workers

          • elephantium@lemmy.world
            English
            4·
            10 months ago

            IDK about Chicago, but it wasn’t true for me in 2019 in Minneapolis. I did manage to find a house, but yikes, what a rollercoaster that was! Definitely not ‘easy’ by any stretch.