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.
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Mortgage Application Payments Decreased 1.6% in May to $2,219: MBA
Homebuyer affordability improved in May, with the national median payment applied for by purchase applicants decreasing to $2,219 from $2,256 in April. This is according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Purchase Applications Payment Index.

MBA: Mortgage Application Payments Placeholder
Homebuyer affordability declined in January, with the national median payment applied for by purchase applicants increasing to $2,134 from $2,055 in December. This is according to the MBA 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.

MBA: Mortgage Application Payments Increased 3.8% to $2,134 in January
Homebuyer affordability declined in January, with the national median payment applied for by purchase applicants increasing to $2,134 from $2,055 in December. This is according to the MBA 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.

November Mortgage Application Payments Fall 1.8% to $1,977
Homebuyer affordability improved in November, with the national median payment applied for by mortgage applicants decreasing 1.8 percent to $1,977 from $2,012 in October, 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.