Housing affordability drops to the lowest level since 1984
The monthly principal and interest payment on a median-priced house just surpassed $2,500 for the first time, a new record.
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The monthly principal and interest payment on a median-priced house just surpassed $2,500 for the first time, a new record.
A median-priced home in the U.S. was $412,000 in September. Here's how much annual income you need to afford one.
There are two numbers floating around econ media headlines lately that are (as we journalists love to say) psychological milestones.
Mortgage rates are nearing 8%. Prices have climbed for the past three months straight. And there were fewer homes on the market in September than any September ever. No wonder home sales just hit a 13-year low. It is a crummy time to try to buy a house.
A median-priced home in the U.S. was $412,000 in September. Here's how much annual income you need to afford one.