That amount is the gap between the actual median income in Southern California and the income you would need to qualify for a mortgage to buy a house that sells at the median price of $460,210.

  $51,780 median income
 $106,830 income needed for loan
 -$55,050

From the L.A. Business Journal

> | More
© 2003-2011   •  About LA Observed  •  Email the editor
Follow LAO
Kevin Roderick blog
12:45 PM Thu | County officials seek to clarify all the misinformation out there — but yes, Frisbee throwing is still illegal during summer.
Mark Lacter, LA Biz Observed
1:14 PM Thu | He's also editor of VDare, which publishes the works of anti-Semitic and racist writers.
Sign up for email

Enter your email address:

Delivered by FeedBurner