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Renting and/or owning a home continues to be a financial burden for average U.S. workers, according to ATTOM’s 2024 Rental Affordability Report, which showed that rents are growing faster than wages in most markets, outpacing home prices in nearly all of them.

"Rents have registered steady declines for the past four months and, while they remain well above pre-pandemic levels, when you factor in the impact of record-high mortgage rates and high home prices, it's understandable that many would-be homebuyers are choosing to remain on the sidelines," said Danielle Hale, Chief Economist at Realtor.com.

Among Americans who don’t currently own a home, 51% say they’re worried they will never attain homeownership, according to a new survey from LendingTree. Mortgage rates topped 7% last month and home prices hit new highs in June.

According to a new study from Home Bay, it is cheaper to rent than purchase a home in 45 of the 50 most populous U.S. cities, with San Jose, California, ranked the most expensive city for buying a home, whereas Pittsburgh was named the most affordable.

According to the Realtor.com Monthly Renter Report for December 2022, on average, a typical renter from the top 50 metros analyzed faced 41.4% lower monthly payments than a first-time homeowner.

This news comes even as rents have risen faster than home prices over the last year in about half of the country.

With home shoppers faced with the choice between signing a lease or a mortgage, LendingTree analyzes the implications of both options across the nation's largest metros.

Households are resorting to non-traditional sources of income to meet financial obligations during the pandemic in a time when many fell behind on their payments.

According to a recent report published by Zillow, the recent rise in remote work, which has resulted from COVID-19, has affected the housing industry in interesting ways. Zillow data shows that among American renters, Black renters are 29% more likely ...

In these major metro areas, Americans are split on renting. Where is renting heavily focused?