SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Redfin (www.redfin.com), the technology-powered real estate brokerage, today issued a report on home affordability for teachers in California. Across the state’s metropolitan areas, just 17 percent of homes for sale are affordable on a teacher’s salary. In San Francisco, that number drops to zero. In San Mateo and Santa Cruz counties, just one percent of homes for sale are within the average teacher’s recommended housing budget. The most affordable counties are Merced, with 59 percent of homes for sale affordable; Stanislaus with 49 percent; and San Bernardino with 45 percent of homes for sale within reach for teachers.
As a general guideline, a homeowner’s monthly payment should not exceed 28 percent of gross monthly income. Therefore, the average California teacher should pay no more than about $1,600 a month for a home. Given current interest rates, property taxes, home insurance and homeowners association (HOA) expenses, a teacher can afford to purchase a $260,000 single family home or condo, on average. Of the 50,559 homes currently for sale in California, just 17.4 percent are listed below $260,000.
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