unaffordable
adjective
un·af·ford·able
ˌən-ə-ˈfȯr-də-bəl 
: too costly to be paid for : not affordable
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Home sales flatlined amid unaffordable conditions after rising demand collided with tepid supply growth, pushing up home prices.
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Jason Ma, Fortune, 14 Dec. 2025
And no one here wants the kind of gentrification that’s made Brooklyn, Boston and other cities unaffordable.
—Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 13 Dec. 2025
Combined with historically high mortgage rates, rising property taxes, homeowners association (HOA) fees and homeowners insurance premiums, the cost of homeownership has now become unaffordable for many Americans.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
More than 75% of homes across the country are unaffordable for the typical household, Bankrate said in a report this week.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2025
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Jason Ma, Fortune, 14 Dec. 2025
And no one here wants the kind of gentrification that’s made Brooklyn, Boston and other cities unaffordable.
—Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 13 Dec. 2025
Combined with historically high mortgage rates, rising property taxes, homeowners association (HOA) fees and homeowners insurance premiums, the cost of homeownership has now become unaffordable for many Americans.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
More than 75% of homes across the country are unaffordable for the typical household, Bankrate said in a report this week.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2025
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“Unaffordable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unaffordable. Accessed 22 Dec. 2025.
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