This isn’t 1978, though.
No it was a few years after that when mortgage rates had come down from 17%. it took everything that I had saved for 4-5 years. It was a big deal for me back then.
Mortgage rates have been historically low for many years compared to the 70s-80s. I know many young people who have bought a home recently. It is attainable if one wants one bad enough and is willing to sacrifice.