MBA: August Homebuyer Affordability Up 3rd Straight Month

Homebuyer affordability improved in August for the third straight month, with the national median payment applied for by applicants decreasing to $1,839 from $1,844 in July, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Purchase Applications Payment Index.

MBA: August Homebuyer Affordability Up 3rd Straight Month

Homebuyer affordability improved in August for the third straight month, with the national median payment applied for by applicants decreasing to $1,839 from $1,844 in July, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Purchase Applications Payment Index.

MBA Chart of the Week: Rent Growth–Year-over-Year Percentage Change

This week’s MBA Chart of the Week highlights a question related to housing costs and inflation: If home price appreciation and rent growth have been in double digits in the past few quarters—as highlighted by the (blue lined) Zillow Observed Rent Index in the chart—why is the shelter component (orange line) of the Consumer Price Index below 6%?

MBA Chart of the Week: Rent Growth–Year-over-Year Percentage Change

This week’s MBA Chart of the Week highlights a question related to housing costs and inflation: If home price appreciation and rent growth have been in double digits in the past few quarters—as highlighted by the (blue lined) Zillow Observed Rent Index in the chart—why is the shelter component (orange line) of the Consumer Price Index below 6%?

MBA Chart of the Week Aug. 8, 2022: Mortgage Payment to Rent Ratio

This MBA Chart of the Week examines the relationship between mortgage payments and asking rents since the second half of 2009. MBA’s national mortgage payment to rent ratio compares the national median and 25th percentile mortgage payments to the national median asking rent.

MBA Chart of the Week Aug. 8, 2022: Mortgage Payment to Rent Ratio

This MBA Chart of the Week examines the relationship between mortgage payments and asking rents since the second half of 2009. MBA’s national mortgage payment to rent ratio compares the national median and 25th percentile mortgage payments to the national median asking rent.