快樂牛郎

原帖由 giginium 於 2009/1/29 14:02 發表
I heard about this on the news yesterday too. It sounds so dismal. I thought San Jose would be one of the top ones, but even their housing affordability is below Vancouver.

Why would San Jose be top when its residents have the highest average income in the country?  We are talking about affordability, not just property prices.

快樂牛郎

原帖由 shutterbug 於 2009/1/29 23:36 發表
Are we talking about a detached house or an apartment?  8.4 years of salary to buy one?  I don't think so cuz the average detached house price is 800k.  Unless you're making 100k after tax, you still  ...

I am pretty sure they use pre-tax dollars in their measure.

On top of that, they use household income, not personal income.

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