ATTOM Report Reveals Housing Costs Consume Over Forty Percent of Wages in One Third of US Counties

By Julie Gerstein · Realtor.com · 2026-10-22

ATTOM Report Reveals Housing Costs Consume Over Forty Percent of Wages in One Third of US Counties

A new analysis from Realtor.com highlights a worsening crisis where homeownership expenses now exceed historical norms in nearly every tracked regional market. Despite a slight dip in median sales prices to $368,000, surging interest rates and persistent inflation have pushed the

A new analysis from Realtor.com highlights a worsening crisis where homeownership expenses now exceed historical norms in nearly every tracked regional market. Despite a slight dip in median sales prices to $368,000, surging interest rates and persistent inflation have pushed the