• Redfin analysis for June 2026 pegged the income needed to afford the typical U.S. home at USD 109,796, down 0.5% from a year earlier.
• Estimated median household income rose 4% to USD 87,599, leaving a USD 22,197 affordability gap, narrower than USD 26,125 a year ago.
• Typical buyer would spend 37.6% of income on the median home, down from 39.3% as incomes outpaced housing-cost growth.
• Share of listings affordable to a median-income buyer rose to 34.2% from 30.5%, still well below pre-2022 levels.
• Metro affordability diverged: Seattle income requirement fell 7.4% to USD 221,831; San Francisco rose 6.2% to USD 453,205.

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