The Black homeownership rate fell to 43.9% in the second quarter, while the Hispanic homeownership rate ticked up slightly. The drop in the Black homeownership rate may be tied to the rising Black unemployment rate, which sits at 7.2%—the highest level since 2021. The Black homeownership rate fell to 43.9% in the second quarter—the lowest
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The majority of America’s most resilient housing markets are located in the Rust Belt and are seeing an increase in home sales and prices. The fastest-cooling U.S. markets are concentrated in Sun Belt states, where soaring inventory is causing prices to fall in some places. The U.S...
The income needed to afford the typical U.S. home has fallen year over year in almost a dozen major metros, most of which are Sun Belt boomtowns that have seen a drop in home prices amid surging inventory. Nationwide, the typical homebuyer needs to earn $112,131 per year to afford the median priced home—roughly $25,000