The Income Needed to Afford Typical American Home Holds Steady Near Record High of $110,000
Housing costs keep rising, but so do incomes, leaving the income required to afford a home largely unchanged from last year’s record high. The income needed to buy a home is roughly $22,000 above what the typical U.S. household earns. But the gap is shrinking: it was $26,000 a year ago, and $29,000
Brooklyn’s Park Slope Tops Redfin’s Hottest Luxury Neighborhoods of 2026
Highland Park, IL and Overland Park, KS round out the top three. Demand from highly compensated employees of the San Francisco Bay Area’s AI companies earns Noe Valley the No. 7 spot among Redfin’s hottest luxury neighborhoods this year. Strong demand, despite elevated costs, is outpacing supply in
Expect Mortgage-Rate Volatility as Oil Prices Drop on Hopes of Iran Peace Talks Ahead of This Week’s Jobs Report
In A Nutshell: Rates drifted higher last week following Fed Chair Warsh’s press conference and could remain volatile as oil prices drop on hopes of Iran peace talks and markets absorb the latest jobs market data. Upcoming Attractions The first week of the month always brings a slew of labor market d
AI is changing what it takes to be a great real estate agent. Here’s what matters now.
For years, becoming a great real estate agent followed a familiar path. You put in the hours, learned your market, built relationships and slowly developed systems that made you more efficient than the competition. Experience wasn’t just valuable. It was your competitive advantage. AI for real estat
