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Topic: housing

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Priced Out: Why Young Americans Are Giving Up on Homeownership

  • The median US home now costs above $400,000, and 30-year mortgage rates sit near 6.5% — a combination that has pushed the typical first-time buyer's age to around 40.
  • Surveys show a growing share of younger Americans no longer see homeownership as attainable or even a good investment, a shift with long-run consequences for how a generation builds wealth.

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