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December 10, 2014

Why cities with good jobs have pricey homes

  • The dream of home ownership for many is proving frustrating, being deferred or abandoned, even for people with comfortable incomes.
    • By JOSH BOAK
    AP Economics Writer

    WASHINGTON — It's the new career trade-off:

    Around the country, areas with the strongest job markets increasingly have some of the costliest homes. And areas with the most affordable homes lack a solid base of middle class jobs that attract workers.


     
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