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Chart of the Day: Payments on Houses

Crews Bank & Trust Wealth Management Services Sep 17, 2024
Line graph showing average monthly payment in brown and four-quarter average in orange for a median-priced home, from 1990 to 2024. Today's payments are at an all-time high, exceeding $3,000/month.

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Today’s Chart of the Day is from the 2024 State of the Nation's Housing Report from the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University. It shows the average inflation-adjusted monthly payment, including taxes and insurance, on a median-priced home in the US from 1990 to present. Currently, it is at a record high of $3,100 a month.


According to article, the industry standards for affordability calculates the annual income needed for this is $120,000, which only one in seven renters can meet.
Chart of the Day

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