
Housing Affordability Challenges Homeownership as Mortgage Interest Rates and Home Prices Rise
Housing affordability is on the decline. The required monthly mortgage payment (principal & interest) to purchase a median-priced existing-home has more than doubled from January 2020 to June 2023.
This is a consequence of a 330+ bps increase in mortgage interest rates and a 50%+ increase in the median price of an existing for-sale home over that period.








