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fh973yesterday at 7:46 PM1 replyview on HN

What has changed is that dual income became the norm, and is no longer an advantage, but mandatory to compete on the housing market.


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bryanlarsenyesterday at 8:00 PM

When single income was the norm, the norm was to put a family of 6 in an 800-1200 sq ft residence. That's still roughly equivalently affordable today.