Greater Boston's house-price-to-income ratio continues to climb

The region's house-price-to-income ratio — an indicator of the state of a housing market — has been on the rise since the 1980s.

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Home prices are median sale price of single-family homes and incomes are based on Moody's Analytics forecasts.

Chart: ANDREW NGUYEN/GLOBE STAFF Source: Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies, National Association of Realtors, Moody's Analytics income forecasts