Andrew Bracken
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KPBS
Just 17% of the state's consumers could afford to purchase a median-priced, existing single-family home in California in the first quarter of 2025, up from 15% in the fourth quarter of 2024 and unchanged from a year ago, the California Association of Realtors announced Friday.
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