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Friday, August 20, 2010

5 Most Affordable Housing Markets

Daily Real Estate News, August 20, 2010

The most affordable city in the United States is Syracuse, N.Y., according to the latest Housing Affordability Index from the National Association of Home Builders and Wells Fargo.

The index considers a home affordable if a family would have to pay no more than 28 percent of take-home pay for housing expenses.

Here are the five areas where housing exceeds this benchmark and the median property prices:

• Syracuse, N.Y., $88,000
• Indianapolis, $113,000
• Detroit, $85,000
• Youngstown, Ohio, $74,000
• Buffalo, N.Y., $112,000

Source: CNNMoney.com, Les Christie (08/20/2010)

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