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Square Pie Guys to shutter Cal Ave pizza joint
By Marcus Chen
For Palo Alto renters, saving for a down payment could take 50 years
Katherine Langford
Katherine Langford
Editor-in-Chief · Edina, MN
Katherine oversees editorial operations across all six brands. Before joining The Meridan Group, she spent 14 years at the Minneapolis Star Tribune, where she led the metro desk through its digital transformation. She holds a Master's in Journalism from Northwestern's Medill School.
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Bay Area households that rent and hope to buy their first home could need decades to save enough for a down payment and closing costs on a starter home. The estimated time is 28 years in the San Francisco metropolitan area, 43 years in the San Jose area and nearly 50 years in Palo Alto, according to calculations based on a new homeownership affordability study’s methodology. The post For Palo Alto renters, saving for a down payment could take 50 years appeared first on Palo Alto Online.
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