82% of Americans say it's a bad time to buy a house in late 2024.
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Annual income needed to buy a house in the US hit a whopping $109,564, an all-time high. This has DOUBLED in just 4 years... At the same time, median income earned is just $83,431. The difference between the two has NEVER been greater. Source: Global Markets Investor
Median asking rent in the US declined 0.7% year-over-year in November to $1,595, the lowest since March 2022. 1-bedroom apartment rent prices fell 1.7%, to $1,450, reaching the lowest level in 3 years. 2-bedroom apartment rent prices declined 1.1%, to $1,671, to the lowest in 9 months. Furthermore, the median asking rent price per square foot dropped 2.2% to $1.79, the lowest since December 2021. This marks the 19th consecutive monthly decrease. Rent prices are cooling off. Source: The Kobeissi Letter
The increase in unsold homes takes place as housing affordability is near all-time low (mortgage rates AND prices are too high). A few remarks though: -There is a lack of inventory in some states while in other states inventory is building up due to population loss. - The chart is NOT normalized by population. The US population is about twice that compared to 1960. If you normalize the number from today compared to 1960, they might actually be the same. Source: Don Johnson @DonMiami3