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home ownership costs
Coverage of home ownership costs in the Nexus archive.
- Cost of owning a home has surged $8,500 a year since the pandemic — dramatically faster than inflation
The cost of owning a home in the U.S. has increased by $8,500 annually since the pandemic, with Americans now spending nearly $10,000 more in annual home costs compared to 2020.
- This surprising county now has California’s priciest homes
A surprising county in California now has the state's priciest homes, with high costs including down payments, mortgage payments, property taxes, insurance, HOA fees, and repairs making homeownership twice as expensive as elsewhere.