Can Buyers Afford to Move in Today's Market?

Can buyers still afford to move in today's housing market? On this week's episode of Real Estate Today, we explore mortgage rates, housing affordability and strategies buyers can use to make the numbers work without overextending. We also take a closer look at whether the long-standing 30% affordability rule still holds for today's homebuyers and how students at 20 universities are competing to tackle housing costs. Guests include Mabel Guzman, REALTOR® from Chicago; Nadia Evangelou, principal economist and director of real estate research at the National Association of REALTORS®; and Bobby Vance, architect and assistant professor at Virginia Tech. Plus, in our Hot or Not segment, Jon Grishpul, co-founder of GreatBuildz, joins us to discuss ADUs and how they can improve affordability and multigenerational living.

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Can Buyers Afford to Move in Today's Market? is an episode from Real Estate Today by National Association of REALTORS®.

This episode is 29:40 long.

This episode was published on Mar 10, 2026.

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