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.

MBA: Mortgage Application Payments Hold Steady Despite Higher Rates

Homebuyer affordability was mostly unchanged in June, with the national median payment applied for by applicants down slightly to $1,893 from $1,897 in May, the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Purchase Applications Payment Index reported.

May Mortgage Application Payments Rise to $1,897

Homebuyer affordability was largely unchanged in May, with the national median payment applied for by applicants up slightly to $1,897 from $1,889 in April, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s monthly Purchase Applications Payment Index.