what is next for buyers and skelers diana has our cover story this week. >> jennifer trench has been shopping for a home for three months. she and her husband are first time buyers and price is paramount. >> it's definitely about affordability and convenience. >> home prices are still rising faster than income, thanks to low mortgage rates and very tight supply of homes for sale. now mortgage rates are starting to move higher, even before a potential rate hike by the federal reserve in december and that makes trench a little nervous. >> we're not going to rush into anything. but it's incentive to do it soon. we're trying to find something, probably within the next three to four-months. >> the rate move higher hasn't been that dramatic. barely a quarter of a percentage point next month. >> people that are on the cusp, low qualification rates that will be a challenge for them. >> lots of room for storage. >> home buying, however, is more emotional than most investments. >> the changing rates doesn't really change people's behavior in terms of not doing something, but it does, you know,