CNBC

Here's what you need to earn to buy a home in these big cities

Record-low inventory is causing home prices to rise across the U.S., so higher salaries are now required to afford monthly housing payments, according to SmartAsset.

The Wall Street Journal

New York housing is getting (gasp!) more affordable

What will New Yorkers do if they can't bemoan the cost of housing at every cocktail party and youth-soccer match? Signs are emerging that the city's perpetual housing worries may be easing. (Subscription may be required.)

National Mortgage News

12 cities where homes for sale are dwindling

As housing demand continues outpacing supply, tight inventory is plaguing potential buyers and putting upward pressure on home prices. But supply in some housing markets worse off than others.

The Wall Street Journal

Mortgage rates at a four-year high threaten to roil housing

U.S. mortgage rates have hit their highest level since 2014, a new challenge for a housing market that has been central to the economic recovery but remains vulnerable to even modest headwinds. (Subscription may be required.)

MarketWatch

U.S. adds 313,000 jobs in February in biggest gain in a year and a half

The U.S. added 313,000 new jobs in February, the biggest gain in a year and a half and clear evidence that a strong economy has plenty of room to keep expanding.