You'll need more than $100,000 in income to afford a typical home, studies show

A sold sign stands outside a home in Wyndmoor, Pa., on June 22, 2022. Two recent studies suggest that prospective homeowners will have to earn more than $100,000 annually to afford a typical home in much of the U.S. (Matt Rourke/AP)

You've heard that it's a tough time to buy a house, but exactly how tough is it?

A pair of recent studies predicts that you'd need to earn more than $100,000 per year to comfortably afford a typical home in much of the U.S. right now.