Americans Need to Earn 70.1% More Today Than Six Years Ago to Afford the Median-priced Home

  • Americans now need to earn $114,000 to afford the median-priced home Pending home sales fall for the fourth straight month YoY, down 3.2% Active listings rise 30.6% YoY, surpassing April 2020 levels Price reductions hit 18.0% of listings AUSTIN, Texas , May 1, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- A U.S. household now needs to earn $114,000 annually to afford a median-priced home. That's up 70.1% from $67,000 just six years ago according to the Realtor.com \u00ae  April Housing Trends Report.