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Ask HN: Why the myth about housing unaffordability in the US?
I have seen a persistent trend of comments talking about housing unaffordability in the US for the last 5-10 years. The reasons cited are NIMBYs, Black Rock and other institutions, Chinese buyers, greedy Boomers etc.However, the data says otherwise.1. Since 2015, Homeownership Rate in the United States (https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/RHORUSQ156N) has fluctuated around the average of what it has been since 1965.2. Since 2015, Monthly Supply of New Houses in the United Stat
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