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Notable Housing Numbers From April 2018

30.3 percentage points: The gap between white and black homeownership rates, which has widened since 1900. 21.6%: Share of income the typical renter in Pittsburgh -- the most affordable major rental market in the country -- pays in rent.

Amazon headquarters South Lake Union Seattle

81 days

How long the typical U.S. home was on the market in 2017 — a record. Explore the results by metro area.


2.4 percentage points

How much the arrival of Amazon’s second headquarters could add to rents in Nashville, above what’s expected without Amazon. See what the rent impact might be in Denver, Los Angeles and other markets.


$276,199

Median home value in neighborhoods that were “redlined” in the 1930s and ’40s. The value in areas the government coded as “best” is $640,238. How have values fared in your area?


20.9%

Share of black applicants turned down for a conventional mortgage in 2016, compared to 15.5 percent of Hispanics, 10.4 percent of Asians and 8.1 percent of whites. Denials for all groups are down from prior years.


29%

How much more homes sold for that had “steam shower” in their listings. Check out other lucrative listing terms.


21.6%

Share of income the typical renter in Pittsburgh — the most affordable major rental market in the country — pays in rent. In the next nine markets, the share of income remains below 25 percent.


30.3 percentage points

The gap between white and black homeownership rates, which has widened since 1900. Check out homeownership rates by race in your area.

Notable Housing Numbers From April 2018