美国中等收入阶层购房难：合适房源供应极为短缺

由于美国房价飙升，市场上价格适中的房源大减，美国中等收入阶层正面临着购房难的问题。

由于美国房价飙升，市场上价格适中的房源大减，美国中等收入阶层正面临着购房难的问题。目前美国市场上只有不到四分之一的房子是中等收入者买得起的。

Middle income home buyers in the United States are finding little on the market to buy, even if they can qualify and afford a mortgage. These would-be buyers face the most severe housing shortage of any other income bracket, according to a new analysis from the National Association of Realtors and Realtor.com that found the market is short more than 300,000 affordable homes for these buyers.

美国中等收入购房者即使有资格贷款又能支付得起按揭，在市场上也找不到买得起的房。美国全国房地产经纪人协会及其官网Realtor.com的最新分析表明，中等收入购房者面临着比其他收入阶层更严重的房源短缺问题，合适房源的缺口超过了30万套。

The report defined a middle-income home buyer as someone in a household earning up to $75,000 a year, the median household income in the United States. Given that income, these buyers can purchase homes valued up to $256,000 without being overburdened with housing costs.

这一报告将中等收入购房者定义为家庭年收入达到美国中位数水平7.5万美元的人。这个收入阶层的人可以买得起最高价为25.6万美元的房屋，同时不会负担过重。

And there are a lot fewer homes in this category than a few years ago.

但是这一价位的房子相比几年前少了很多。