unaffordable
adjective
un·af·ford·able
ˌən-ə-ˈfȯr-də-bəl 
: too costly to be paid for : not affordable
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More than 12 million Americans spend at least half of their paycheck on rent, and housing prices in 99% of U.S. counties are unaffordable for the average wage earner, according to data from real estate data provider ATTOM.
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Simmone Shah, TIME, 10 June 2024
This overwhelming pessimism is based on the fact that consumers believe that home prices and mortgages will continue to rise over the next year, keeping the housing market stubbornly unaffordable.
—Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 7 June 2024
And for those women who are renting, nearly 70% spend an unaffordable share of their income on housing.
—Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 4 June 2024
Housing is one of the most painful examples: Monthly mortgages are more unaffordable than ever—not just because of high prices but also higher interest rates—while soaring rents continue to outpace wage gains.
—Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 22 May 2024
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Simmone Shah, TIME, 10 June 2024
This overwhelming pessimism is based on the fact that consumers believe that home prices and mortgages will continue to rise over the next year, keeping the housing market stubbornly unaffordable.
—Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 7 June 2024
And for those women who are renting, nearly 70% spend an unaffordable share of their income on housing.
—Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 4 June 2024
Housing is one of the most painful examples: Monthly mortgages are more unaffordable than ever—not just because of high prices but also higher interest rates—while soaring rents continue to outpace wage gains.
—Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 22 May 2024
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“Unaffordable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unaffordable. Accessed 16 Jun. 2024.
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