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Median income is of course lower than the US?
Good question... not sure.
https://www.avtrinity.com/uk-average-salary
The median average salary for all workers (full-time, part-time, male and female) in the UK in 2023 was £29,669 (£27,756 in 2022 and £25,971 in 2021).
The mean average salary for all workers (full-time, part-time, male and female) in the UK in 2023 was £35,404 (£33,402 in 2022 and £31,447 in 2021).
£29,669 = $37,678.44 USD
I'm getting conflicting info for the US.
This site says $40,480 in the US in 2022.
https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/MEPAINUSA672N
This site says $74,580.
https://www.census.gov/library/publications/2023/demo/p60-279.html
Aha, I see... PERSONAL income vs. HOUSEHOLD income.
Median home price in the US is $433,588:
Yep peraonal v household.
Not sure what UK household is but looks like personal is within deviation and so is housing costs
So we are getting fucked about the same. Canadians overlords appear to hate them more tho
S’bit pricey, innit guv?
There does seem to be a lot of movement where I live just south of London.
This is mean sale price, right? Got to wonder what the current median property value (not sale price) is, and how close that is to this mean.
My point being that a lot of churn at prices near the mean would keep that mean away from a true median property value.
Once the mortgage rates ease off a bit, and (potentially) stamp duty moves, they're likely to go through a big rush again.
An average house in an average place is generally at the limit of affordability, when the rates drop a little, expect the prices to lurch to fill the gap/extra profits landlords can make from the lowered rates.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
The average British house price reached a record high of £375,131 in May, according to Rightmove.
Pent-up demand from would-be buyers who paused their plans last year is a key driver behind increased home mover activity despite mortgage rates remaining elevated for longer than anticipated, the property website’s report said.
Rightmove anticipates the number of completed house sales this year to reach around 1.1 million, but said the lengthy time to complete a sale after finding a buyer remains a challenge for both agents and movers.
The findings were released as property firm Hamptons said tenants renewing an existing contract in Britain typically saw their rent rise by an average of 8.3% over the 12 months to April, outpacing rental growth on a newly let property (6.4%).
“The large gap between market rates and what many tenants are paying is a big disincentive for them to move unless they have to.
“While time will eventually close the gap between what sitting and new tenants are paying, it may take longer if rental growth on the open market starts picking up again.”
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