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The average salary is no longer enough to buy a 75-square-meter house in most of Europe
Spain🏛️ PoliticsProgressive11 hr. ago

The average salary is no longer enough to buy a 75-square-meter house in most of Europe

The article discusses how the average salary in most parts of Europe is no longer sufficient to purchase a 75-square-meter home, even with a 30-year mortgage. It highlights a growing gap between housing prices and household incomes over the past decade, leaving more than 70% of Europeans unable to afford such homes. The study, published by the scientific journal 'Journal of Maps' and conducted by researchers from the Vienna University of Technology, underscores the increasing affordability crisis in European housing markets.

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El País logoEl PaísIndependent🔒Progressive11 hr. ago
The average salary is no longer enough to buy a 75-square-meter house in most of Europe

The article discusses how the average salary in most parts of Europe is no longer sufficient to purchase a 75-square-meter home, even with a 30-year mortgage. It highlights a growing gap between housing prices and household incomes over the past decade, leaving more than 70% of Europeans unable to afford such homes. The study, published by the scientific journal 'Journal of Maps' and conducted by researchers from the Vienna University of Technology, underscores the increasing affordability crisis in European housing markets.

Bias read (Progressive): The article frames the housing affordability crisis as a systemic issue exacerbated by market forces, which aligns with left-leaning perspectives that often critique economic inequality and market-driven policies. While the study itself is presented as objective, the emphasis on the widening gap and

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