Not only that, in terms of the mortgage burden, a median house today is almost as unaffordable as it was in 1981 when mortgage rates peaked at 18.39%—and more than 3x costlier compared to 1970:

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    1 year ago

    Who’s only paying 5% of their income for their mortgage? Many of these numbers seem incorrect.