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Pittsburgh, Detroit, and St. Louis are the only affordable large metros, while buyers in Los Angeles potentially need to spend more than 100% of the median income on a home AUSTIN, Texas , June 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- In today's major housing markets, affordability isn't just strained, it's nearly extinct. According to a Realtor.com ®  Affordability Report, the typical U.S. household would need to spend 44.6% of their income to afford a median-priced home as of May 2025, well above the recommended 30% threshold.

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--News Corp (NASDAQ: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS; NWSLV) announced today the extension of Robert Thomson's contract, which will see him continue as Chief Executive through June 2030. The extension is a recognition of Mr. Thomson's exceptional track record of transformational leadership, value creation and effective advocacy for journalism and intellectual property protection. Since Mr. Thomson's appointment as Chief Executive in 2013, News Corp has undergone significant transfo.

As rents have cooled, most major U.S. metros saw median rents pace below national inflation in the last 6 years: San Francisco (-3.2%), Minneapolis, Minn. (3.9%), Oklahoma City, Okla.

Recovery Splits the Map as the West and South Bounce Back, and Other Regions Struggle to Catch Up AUSTIN, Texas , June 5, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. housing market is staging a comeback, but the rebound is sharply divided, according to the May Monthly Housing Trends Report from Realtor.com ®. The number of homes for sale in the U.S. topped 1 million for the first time since Winter 2019, but only metros in the South or West have fully returned to pre-pandemic inventory levels as the Northeast and Midwest remain stuck in a supply squeeze.

Despite larger international housing shopper share in the U.S., demand from Canada – the leading source – has fallen AUSTIN, Texas , June 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- International demand was a larger share of U.S. housing demand, as 1.9% of Realtor.com® online traffic came from international home shoppers in the first quarter of 2025 compared to 1.7% in the first quarter of 2024, according to a report from Realtor.com ® .  This overall growth comes despite a decline in demand from Canada, the top source of international home shopping to the U.S., from 40.7% in the first quarter of 2024 to 34.7% in the first quarter of 2025.

Austin, Texas ranks first with the lowest rent-to-income ratio and a booming tech scene Minneapolis, Minn., and Raleigh, N.C.

54.4% of surveyed buyers said a recession would have no impact on their decision to purchase a home Inventory shortages and budget constraints are the biggest barriers to entry for buyers Declining concerns about overbidding point to a calmer and less competitive market AUSTIN, Texas , May 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- As economic anxiety intensifies, a new survey from Realtor.com ® reveals that U.S. homebuyers are bracing for a potential recession, but is there a silver lining? While 63.4% of surveyed home shoppers said they expect a recession within the next 12 months, marking one of the highest levels of concern since 2019, nearly 30% indicated that a recession would make them somewhat more likely to purchase a home.

Miami, New York, Los Angeles, Boston and San Diego are the least affordable markets for renters while Oklahoma City, Okla; Austin, Texas; Columbus, Ohio; Raleigh N.C.; and Minneapolis, Minn.

New-home buyers pay lower mortgage rates, by about half of a percentage point New construction median list prices dip and shrink the price gap with existing homes to its lowest level since 2020 Builders are delivering smaller, lower-priced homes in 26 of the top 100 U.S. metros AUSTIN, Texas , May 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- New homes are offering an affordability edge in today's challenging housing market, according to the Realtor.com ®  New Construction Quarterly Report . In the first quarter of 2025, the median list price for newly built homes fell slightly year-over-year to $448,393, reducing the price gap with existing homes to its lowest first-quarter level in five years.

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 ®  April Housing Trends Report.