Housing Affordability Gap Continues To Widen

The results of newly conducted research from Stone Real Estate, have revealed that the gender affordability gap for aspiring homeowners continues to open up, with the male affordability ratio currently at 12.2 across the UK, compared to 18.1 for female homebuyers. The research looked at the current level of affordability for male and female home buyers based on an affordability ratio using house price deposit costs and salary and the gap between the two. Salary data for the area in which people live rather than work was used to compare like for like when it comes to house prices and purchasing power. Read more on the Property Reporter website.

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