Source: National Association of Realtors
Release: Monthly Housing Affordability Index
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Copyright, 2016, National Association of Realtors. Reprinted with permission.
Measures the degree to which a typical family can afford the monthly mortgage payments on a typical home.
Value of 100 means that a family with the median income has exactly enough income to qualify for a mortgage on a median-priced home. An index above 100 signifies that family earning the median income has more than enough income to qualify for a mortgage loan on a median-priced home, assuming a 20 percent down payment. This index is calculated for fixed mortgages.
Suggested Citation:
National Association of Realtors, Housing Affordability Index (Fixed)© [FIXHAI], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/FIXHAI, July 21, 2017.
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