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Young Middle-Income Buyers Frustrated As US Home Costs Rise Faster Than Incomes
Young Middle-Income Buyers Frustrated As US Home Costs Rise Faster Than Incomes
Authored by Mary Prenon via The Epoch Times,
Stealers Wheel's 1973 hit "Stuck in the Middle with You" could well become the theme song for today's middle-income, first-time home buyers who don't qualify for affordable housing programs yet cannot afford market-rate homes.
The current housing shortage suggests pent-up demand is building among young homebuyers. Andrey_Popov/Shutterstock
The household income required to purchase a starter home, currently priced under $350,000 in the United States, has surged more than 80 percent to $78,000 from...
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Authored by Nicholas Zifcak via The Epoch Times,
The New York state Legislature passed a one-year data center permit moratorium June 4 in the final days of the legislative session. If Gov. Kathy Hochul signs it into law, New York would be the first to enact a statewide moratorium.
A data center in Tennessee. Courtesy of CleanSpark
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