🏠 Why Homes Still Feel Unaffordable Even When Prices Stop Rising
Introduction 💭🔑 On paper, it looks like relief should be here. Home prices flatten. Headlines soften. Some markets even show small dips. And yet, for millions of buyers, housing still feels painfully out of reach. The monthly numbers don’t pencil out. The confidence isn’t there. The stress hasn’t lifted. This disconnect leaves people confused and frustrated. If prices aren’t climbing anymore, why does buying a home still feel impossible? The answer lives beyond the listing price. Affordability is not a single number. It’s a system. And that system changed in ways that don’t reverse just because prices pause. Let’s unpack why homes can feel just as unaffordable, sometimes even more so, even when price growth slows down. 20FT 80ft Prefab Modular House Luxury Apple Cabin 2 Bedroom Expandable Capsule Tiny Home Mobile Prefabricated Villa House 💸 Monthly Payment Matters More Than Sticker Price Most buyers don’t buy homes with cash. They buy payments. A home that costs the sa...