
Homebuyers Now Need Over $50K More Than Renters—And the Gap Keeps Growing
A new Redfin report finds homebuyers must now earn $116,633 to afford a median-priced home—81.8% more than the $64,160 renters need to cover their monthly payment.

A new Redfin report finds homebuyers must now earn $116,633 to afford a median-priced home—81.8% more than the $64,160 renters need to cover their monthly payment.

A new Zillow analysis shows the U.S., as of February 2024, has 550 “million-dollar” cities (cities where the typical home is valued at $1 million or more)—59 more than last February’s total of 491.

A new Zillow report shows today’s homebuyers need to earn more than $106,000 a year to afford a typical U.S. home—up $47,000 or 80% from January 2020. The median household income has grown only 23% during that time.

The number of U.S. cities where the typical home value is $1M or more was 522 in July 2022. In January 2023, six months after that peak, the number was 464. California alone has 190 million-dollar cities, down from 210 last July.