1.0RealTrends - Bloghttps://www.realtrends.com/blogTracey Velthttps://www.realtrends.com/blog/author/tracey-velt/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="q6AeZOrsM9"><a href="https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2018/05/16/rising-incomes-boost-housing-affordability/">Rising Incomes Boost Housing Affordability in First Quarter of 2018</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2018/05/16/rising-incomes-boost-housing-affordability/embed/#?secret=q6AeZOrsM9" width="600" height="338" title="“Rising Incomes Boost Housing Affordability in First Quarter of 2018” — RealTrends - Blog" data-secret="q6AeZOrsM9" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://www.realtrends.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2025/03/9ced5ef4-69ab-4ba7-a7cd-ec49be7b274d.png1200675Strong wage growth more than offsets an increase in mortgage interest rates to boost nationwide housing affordability in the first quarter of 2018, according to the National Association of Home Builde