Only 15 Percent of Californians Can Afford Median-Priced Home: Report

Only 15 Percent of Californians Can Afford Median-Priced Home: Report
A "for sale" sign is posted in front of a home in San Anselmo, Calif., on March 22, 2023. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
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High interest rates made buying a home in California even less affordable this summer, according to a recent report by the California Association of Realtors.

Only 15 percent of households in the Golden State could afford to buy a median-priced home—priced at about $843,600—between July and September, according to the association, a statewide real estate organization with more than 185,000 members.

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