If you're a recent college graduate and feel you can't afford a house, RealtyTrac respectfully begs to differ. The firm's latest report on housing affordability shows that 96 percent of...

...rise by that much by the end of the year," Diggle said. Even if rates do rise, Diggle says the "still-favourable mortgage affordability picture," combined with strengthening economic growth and...

...and income growth that keeps homebuyer affordability strong," Nothaft said. Nationwide, 13 states and the District of Columbia all have MiMi values in their own stable range, with North Dakota...

...according to Zillow Chief Economist Stan Humphries. "The health of the for-sale market is directly tied to the rental market, where affordability is really suffering," Humphries said. "Wages need to...

...affordability due to price increases were also factors in decreasing home sales. "Lackluster sales volumes so far this year should come as no surprise given the fact that in many...

Housing affordability took a hit in the second quarter but remains historically high, according to the Housing Opportunity Index (HOI) released by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and...

...Economic and Housing Market Outlook shows that the agency expects to see the U.S. housing market driven once again by fundamentals—jobs, household formations, and affordability—rather than economic upheaval. With labor...

...and Housing Market Outlook shows that the agency expects to see the U.S. housing market driven once again by fundamentals—jobs, household formations, and affordability—rather than economic upheaval. Freddie is basing...

...counties RealtyTrac looked are considered at the "risky" end of the affordability scale. "None of the counties we analyzed for the second quarter has regressed to the dangerously low affordability...

...mortgage rates may have given some potential buyers pause, Pointon notes that rates still remain historically slow, and mortgage affordability still looks very favorable, even as home prices rise. Adding...