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Buying a home is a daunting task and is one of the biggest"if not the biggest"investments you'll make. About 74% of home buyers take out a mortgage, according to a 2025 report by the National ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Eric Roberge is a financial advisor and entrepreneur in Boston. Most people never bother to calculate the actual cost of ...

Do you want to buy a house? Start by figuring out how much house you can afford. According to Barbara Corcoran, Shark Tank host and real estate expert, you can afford up to four times your annual ...

Are you looking to buy a house but don’t know how much you can spend? Financial planners often use the housing costs/income ratio as a starting point to figure out a homebuyer’s budget. Most people ...

If you earn $90,000 a year, you're well above the U.S. median income, which is about $62,000. But you may be wondering how far that salary would take you in the housing market. If you put 20% down and ...

As of the third quarter of 2025, the national median sales price for a single-family home is $426,800, according to the Metropolitan Median Area Prices and Affordability and Housing ...

If you're in the market for a $400,000 home, you'll need to rake in at least six figures annually before you can even think about affording it. Depending on where you live and how much you put down, ...