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More middle class Americans can't afford to buy a home

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Only about 1 in 5 listed homes in March were affordable for households with $ 75,000 in annual income.

The affordability gap has its roots in the housing crisis that started in 2006 .

To get back to that pre-pandemic level of affordable homes, the U.S. would have to add more than 400,000 new listings priced at $ 255,000 or below.