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Home-price rise exceeds wage growth in US: report

Published Thu, Mar 24, 2016 · 09:50 PM

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HOME prices are rising faster than wages in most of the United States, making homeownership increasingly difficult for average Americans in some of the most populous areas of the country, according to a report released on Thursday.

The report found that home price growth exceeded wage growth in nearly two-thirds of the nation's housing markets so far this year, with urban centres such as San Francisco and New York City among the least affordable.

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