this post was submitted on 18 Oct 2023
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[โ€“] principalkohoutek@hexbear.net 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Just making sure you know the prices listed aren't home prices, it's the buyer's necessary minimum annual salary to purchase the house. Unless you're Australian, in which case America is actually cheap by comparison

[โ€“] Kaputnik@hexbear.net 3 points 1 year ago

Also cheap compared to Canada, especially around the great lakes region. Across the lake in Canada is one of the most unaffordable places to live in the country, along with the southwest coast