More than I have ever been able to afford for all of my adult life.

A nice house? Unattainable. A 90s RV? Possible.

That’s not even a question that has one answer in my neighborhood, much less the whole city. And the whole US? Forget it.

House is around 500k, median annual family income is 61.4k.

You’re asking mostly people in the western world, a place besieged by a commodified property’s market. The landed gentry is returning, only this time by way of capitalism.

I had a look and it so happens there are 2 properties for sale within a few hundred meters from me.

€ 200,000 for a one room apartment of 46 m²

€ 560,000 for a large apartment with balcony

The nearest house costs a bit over € 1.2 million.

I got lucky with a cheap apartment ~40m² for € 662/month (which is almost as much as minimum wage here btw). Renting till I die I guess 🤷