Between 2013 and 2015, wages increased, but not as quickly as rent. Find out what that means for the nation’s poorest renters.

With the LIBOR index is going away, U.S. consumers could face a future without adjustable-rate mortgages. So why would lenders write mortgages against an index that will soon not exist? They’re asking that question too.

The latest jobs report from the Department of Labor offers wildly exceeded expectations alongside disappointing compensation. Do solid employment numbers spell good times ahead? Or do sluggish wages mean trouble is looming? ///// Job growth is doing a lot better than expected. But sagging wage growth is not generating nearly the same optimism. Does the dynamic mean extended low inflation for the economy?

Homeowners think it’s a great time to both buy and sell, however in the current housing shortage, when it comes to buying, renters tend to dissagree. If homeowners are so positive that it's a good time to sell, what's stopping them from putting their houses on the market?

A new report shows that not all major U.S. markets are basking in escalating home prices. Nine metros are actually seeing median prices drop. Metros in Texas and the South comprise all but two of those markets.

A new study by Redfin shows that affordability for middle-class homebuyers has dropped noticeably in the past four years. African-American and Hispanic household earning median salaries are being hit especially hard. Last year, minority buyers could afford fewer than five percent of homes for sale in several markets.

There are few more concrete examples of supply-and-demand economics in action than the housing market. A new report looking at April numbers shows a spike in demand and a corresponding spike in median prices. The B-side, of course, is that while demand rises, inventory shrinks, fueling the current sellers’ market.

Quarterly house prices were up for the 23rd time in a row, according to the FHFA’s Q1 House Price Index report. They were also up year-over-year for the 21st time in a row. But Q1’s rate of growth nationally was a lightweight compared to quarterly growth rates of the past few years.

After a slow first quarter, Fannie Mae expects Q2 to be strong. The GSE certainly has ample precedent to cling to in its predictions. If Fannie’s projections hold true, this will be the fourth consecutive time a Q2 rebound followed a bland Q1.

On Thursday, FHFA Director Melvin Watt told a senate committee that the future of the U.S. housing finance system is unsustainable as-is. He implored Congress to solve numerous tough questions involved in moving Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac out from under federal conservatorship. If not, taxpayers could be on the hook.