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No, he's right. Compare price:income ratio, or mortage as % of income, of countries: https://www.numbeo.com/property-investment/rankings_by_count...

The US has it better than almost anywhere.

Can you explain to me what "Mortgage as a percentage of income" means when it's over 100%?

It means the median mortgage cost per month is higher than the median income per month.

Hong Kong and South Korea disagrees with you

In which countries specifically?

If you're European the situation is completely hopeless.