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		OGEnthusiast 27 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The housing market isn't for single people I meant it's been true forever that people with partners generally have a financial advantage over single people. (Even if they're not in a two-income household.)

fh973 27 days ago [–]

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

bryanlarsen 27 days ago | [–]

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.

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