Homebuyer affordability improved in August, with the national median payment applied for by purchase applicants decreasing to $2,100 from $2,127 in August, according to MBA’s Purchase Applications Payment Index.
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Mortgage Application Payments Decreased in July, MBA Reports
Homebuyer affordability improved in July, with the national median payment applied for by purchase applicants decreasing to $2,127 from $2,172 in June.

MBA: Mortgage Application Payments Decreased in June
Homebuyer affordability improved in June, with the national median payment applied for by purchase applicants decreasing to $2,172 from $2,211 in May, according to MBA’s Purchase Applications Payment Index.

MBA: Mortgage Application Payments Increase in May
Homebuyer affordability declined further in May, with the national median payment applied for by purchase applicants increasing to $2,211.

Mortgage Application Payments Increase in April
Homebuyer affordability declined slightly in April, with the national median payment applied for by purchase applicants increasing to $2,186 from $2,173 in March.

MBA: Mortgage Application Payments Decreased 1.4% to $2,173 in March
Homebuyer affordability improved in March, with the national median payment applied for by purchase applicants decreasing to $2,173 from $2,205 in February.

MBA: Mortgage Application Payments Remain Flat in February
Homebuyer affordability remained flat in February with the national median payment applied for by purchase applicants remaining unchanged at $2,205 in February.

MBA: Mortgage Application Payments Increased 3.7% to $2,205 in January
Homebuyer affordability declined in January, with the national median payment applied for by purchase applicants increasing to $2,205 from $2,127 in December.

MBA: Mortgage Application Payments Flat in December
Homebuyer affordability improved slightly in December, with the national median payment applied for by purchase applicants decreasing to $2,127 from $2,133 in November, according to MBA’s Purchase Applications Payment Index, which measures how new monthly mortgage payments vary across time relative to income using data from MBA’s Weekly Applications Survey.