Here's the Salary You Need to Buy a Modest Home in New York City, San Francisco & 25 Other Places -- Reality Check

Inside The Home of ModCloth Founders Susan & Eric (Image credit: David Dines) It's funny how buying a home became known as "The American Dream," because for decades, it wasn't a dream at all. Just a few generations ago (basically: your grandparents), buying a house in your 20's was just reality.