"$1 million ain't what it used to be"

The typical "starter home" is defined as a home priced in the lowest third of listing prices for a real estate market in a specific area.

The price for a "starter home" was at least $1 million in 237 cities, according to Zillow. The figure is the highest number of cities ever and an increase of abut 280% in five years when there were only 84 such cities.

In Washington state, there are 8 cities where a starter home tops $1 million or more, the same number as in 2023 and up from five cities listed In 2019.

Nationwide, the typical starter home is worth $196,611 , which is affordable for a median-income household.

Zillow says a housing shortage that deepened during the pandemic helped drive the cost of all homes out of reach for more h

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