Tag: house prices

tightrope walker

While COVID was raging, the jump in house prices and a rising stock market were dramatically improving U.S. workers’ retirement finances. But the news is not quite as good as it appears, because the increase in house prices in 2020 through 2022, which continues today, was the largest single reason for the improvement. Yes, Americans…

Grants Pass, Oregon

If you want to find a place where houses remain affordable, try Syracuse, New York. It’s a college town, so it’s probably a nice place to live. Syracuse is the only large U.S. city where the cost of a typical home is less than three times the household income of residents in that area, according…