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It's not the sticker price that makes things affordable. A house is several years salary and can definitely be affordable.
The key metric is percentage of your take-home pay.
Most people cant afford houses right now either interest rates for houses are also much lower and financed for longer. Dealerships put you on the hook for essentially another mortgage level payment