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\nOver 100 million American households can\u2019t afford a median-priced home, which now sits at $460k.
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\nSource : cnbc.com
\nRead more…How lumber duties could worsen home affordability in the U.S.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Over 100 million American households can\u2019t afford a median-priced home, which now sits at $460k. ...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"false","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-153998","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-property-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p75ss1-E3Q","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":121669,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/singapore-housing-affordability-to-slightly-worsen-amid-price-hikes\/","url_meta":{"origin":153998,"position":0},"title":"Singapore housing affordability to slightly worsen amid price hikes","date":"August 26, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Singapore housing affordability to slightly worsen amid price hikesDespite increasing property prices, housing affordability in Singapore is likely to remain\u00a0sound. 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