Plus, from Gen Z to the baby boomers, 2023 was bad when it came to housing.
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| From Gen Z to the baby boomers, 2023 was bad when it came to housing |
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| | With skyrocketing home prices and interest rates as well as low inventory, becoming a new homeowner in 2023 was financially impractical for many generations. To spend less than 30% of their income on housing costs each month in 2023, a homebuyer would have had to have annual income of at least $109,868. Baby boomers, Generation X, millennials and Generation Z were all affected by the housing market last year, but Gen Zers were at more of a disadvantage. “Even in Utah, however, Gen Z faces tough competition in local housing markets where entry-level housing is particularly hard to come by,” according to the Utah Association of Realtors. “First-time buyers should expect intense competition since there aren’t enough houses to go around.” |
Read more of what 2024 has in store for the housing market and how one young couple dealt with last year's high housing costs. |
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