You have probably been told, at some point, that if you just stopped buying iced coffees and avocado toast you could afford a house. I need you to know that this is one of the most condescending pieces of financial advice ever dispensed, and the math does not remotely support it. As of March 2026, the median home price in the United States is $436,523. The average sale price sits even higher, at $514,600. And if you live anywhere near a major city — New York, Los Angeles, Bo