unaffordable
adjective
un·af·ford·able
ˌən-ə-ˈfȯr-də-bəl 
: too costly to be paid for : not affordable
unaffordable tuition
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As home prices remain near their pandemic highs and mortgage rates are expected to linger around the 6 percent mark throughout 2025 despite likely interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve, homeownership will continue to be an unaffordable dream for many Americans this year.
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David Faris, Newsweek, 18 Jan. 2025
Of course, being adequately insured has proven difficult for many Californians, where homeowners’ insurance had already become unaffordable for some before the LA wildfires hit this month and where insurers declined to renew nearly 3 million homeowners’ policies, which included fire coverage.
—Jeanne Sahadi, CNN, 17 Jan. 2025
Housing prices are high nationwide: The median price to median income ratio is over four in metro areas across the country, a sign that housing is unaffordable for the typical family.
—Adam A. Millsap, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
Homeowner's insurance rates in some of these areas could start to become unaffordable as climate change fuels an increase in destructive storms.
—Erica Pandey, Axios, 15 Jan. 2025
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David Faris, Newsweek, 18 Jan. 2025
Of course, being adequately insured has proven difficult for many Californians, where homeowners’ insurance had already become unaffordable for some before the LA wildfires hit this month and where insurers declined to renew nearly 3 million homeowners’ policies, which included fire coverage.
—Jeanne Sahadi, CNN, 17 Jan. 2025
Housing prices are high nationwide: The median price to median income ratio is over four in metro areas across the country, a sign that housing is unaffordable for the typical family.
—Adam A. Millsap, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
Homeowner's insurance rates in some of these areas could start to become unaffordable as climate change fuels an increase in destructive storms.
—Erica Pandey, Axios, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Unaffordable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unaffordable. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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