U.S. Housing Affordability in June Was the Worst Since 1989
Posted on AllSides August 12th, 2022
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It was more expensive to buy a U.S. home in June than it has been for any month in more than three decades, as record-high home prices collided with a surge in mortgage rates.
The National Association of Realtors’ housing-affordability index, which factors in family incomes, mortgage rates and the sales price for existing single-family homes, fell to 98.5 in June, the association said Friday. That marked the lowest level since June 1989, when the index stood at 98.3.
Existing-home sales have declined for five straight months. Worsening affordability has been a...
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