{"id":69880,"date":"2017-10-24T16:31:37","date_gmt":"2017-10-24T09:31:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/is-the-rent-too-high-yes-in-most-cities-globally\/"},"modified":"2017-10-24T17:08:36","modified_gmt":"2017-10-24T10:08:36","slug":"is-the-rent-too-high-yes-in-most-cities-globally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/is-the-rent-too-high-yes-in-most-cities-globally\/","title":{"rendered":"Is the rent too high? Yes, in most cities globally"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nAs people around the world move into cities and look for housing, one thing is clear: Most will have a hard time paying for it.
\nAverage monthly take-home pay would not cover the cost of buying a 1,000-square-foot residence or renting a three-bedroom home in any of the 105 metropolitan areas ranked by the Bloomberg Global City Housing Affordability Index \u2013 based on a general rule of thumb among US lenders that people should spend no more than 28 per cent of net income on housing costs….
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\nSource : South China Morning Post
\nRead more…Is the rent too high? Yes, in most cities globally<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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