Starter home affordability is crawling back. These regions are best for first-time buyers - Fox Business
The income needed to afford a typical starter home has jumped from $43,000 to $78,000 since 2019, with monthly payments up more than 80%.
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By Eric Revell
Wednesday, July 22, 2026 · 13h ago
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Americans who are looking to buy a home for the first time are seeing some gradual improvement in affordability, though the market remains far more challenging than it was before the COVID-19 pandemi…Read more
