How the pandemic housing market spurred buyer’s remorse across America

According to Real Estate Witch, home values increased nearly 20% between September 2020 and September 2021, with many millennials maxing out their budget and then later regretting it. NPR heard from a lot of first-time homeowners who made compromises to secure a house of their own, in part because they wanted so badly out of the high rental market.

When this pandemic subsides and when this housing market calms down, there will still be structural barriers to reckon with that could keep many Americans from ever owning their first home.

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Could Missoula and Helena, Montana be the Next San Francisco in Terms of Housing Affordability and Availability?

According to a Chronicle data analysis, there are at least 10 metro areas that could soon become “the next San Francisco” in terms of housing affordability and availability