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by asdfqwer234 2348 days ago
Given wages not increasing with COL in cities and availability of credit (student loans, rising rents, credit cards, low interest rates) I'd assume poorly
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Numbers prove your assumptions wrong. Take a look over at the bureau of labor reports, Q4 2019 is out
Except he's right. Wages have increased with respect to CPI, but not to COL. The housing market has consistently and significantly outpaced salaries.