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Housing-Affordability Index Drops to Record Low





If only 40% of the homes sold in the market are considered affordable by a middle income family, are we reaching a reflection point?

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The quarterly surveys indicate that builders and property owners are reacting quickly to price signals by shifting their attention from the overbuilt and overpriced condo market to rental units, where prices have been soaring amid strong demand.

Meanwhile, high house prices and rising interest rates have pushed even more homes out of reach of the typical buyer. The housing-affordability index fell to a record low in the second quarter, with just 40.6% of the new and existing homes sold in the second quarter considered to be affordable for a family earning the median national income of $59,000, according to a third release from the home builders.

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