Sentences with phrase «affordability index in»

NAR's affordability index in September stood at about 120, down from an average of about 133 in 2004.

The latest score on the affordability index in Melbourne is one point above the low of 2008.

That along with a rebound in financing costs reflecting less generous incentive programs resulted in a sharp deterioration in our affordability index in the fourth quarter.»

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Zeke Emanuel, Aaron Glickman, and David Johnson propose in the Journal of the American Medical Association a new «affordability index» as a way to measure health costs in America.

SmartAsset created an affordability index to locate the most affordable housing markets in the country.

Taken together, these indicators have moved the housing affordability index (HAI) from 12 percent in 2006 to 28 percent in 2017 after a sharp increase in 2012 (when housing affordability in across the U.S. peaked in Q1 2012 at 56 percent).

That's a rise of 2.2 weeks of work required to purchase a new vehicle, the biggest one - quarter deterioration in affordability ever recorded by the index.

The purchase of an average - priced new vehicle took the equivalent of 26.2 weeks of median family income to buy in the fourth quarter of 2006, according to the Auto Affordability Index compiled by Comerica Bank.

ATTOM Data Solutions, released their Q2 U.S. Home Affordability Index on June 29, 2017, which shows the U.S. median home price of $ 253,000 in the second quarter of 2017 was... more

Nothaft put the mortgage rate increases into perspective: «For example, with fixed - rate loan rates up by 0.5 [percentage point] since last summer, and house prices in national indexes up at least 5 percnet, the monthly principal and interest payment is more than 10 percent higher than it was last summer, adding to affordability challenges for first - time buyers.»

While index funds are hard to beat even when it comes to rates of return, they're even harder to beat in their simplicity and affordability.

With house prices continuing to rise, RBC said its affordability index deteriorated in the first quarter of this year — the third quarter that has happened out of the last four — with the deterioration particularly acute in the hot markets of Toronto, Calgary and Vancouver.

MCLEAN, VA --(Marketwired - Jul 19, 2017)- Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) released its Insight for July, which examines some of the factors and perceptions that can make purchasing a home seem out of reach that aren't always reflected in housing affordability indices.

The average cost of an automobile in 2006 was $ 27,958, according to the Comerica Automotive Affordability Index.

In addition to the official IAEG global indicators — measuring the proportion of victims of violence that report their victimization to the police as well as unsentenced detainees as a proportion of the overall prison population — WJP's Index scores provide a holistic picture of the accessibility, affordability, impartiality, and effectiveness of civil justice systems, and of the capacity of criminal justice systems to investigate and adjudicate criminal offenses through an impartial system that protects the rights of victims and the accused.

Nationwide housing affordability held near historic highs in the first quarter of 2013, according to the NAHB / Wells Fargo Housing Opportunity Index (HOI).

Housing affordability decreased in the third quarter as home prices and mortgage rates were on the rise and put housing out of reach for more families, according to the National Association of Home Builders / Wells Fargo Housing Opportunity Index.

The indexing provision, under consideration in the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee — and also part of a larger affordability package being considered in the House — is strongly supported by NAR.

NAR's housing affordability index shows the typical monthly mortgage principal and interest payment for the purchase of a median - priced existing home is only 13 percent of gross household income, the lowest since records began in 1970.

See the housing affordability index by region of the U.S. in January 2015, and the percentage of change for each region from December 2014.

NAR projects the affordability index for all of 2012 will be at an annual high, with little movement in mortgage interest rates or home prices during the year.

The Clarendon neighborhood in Arlington, Va. is one of them, with its Home Price Index accelerating rapidly versus that of its broader MSA — and its affordability chart looking not unlike that of San Francisco's Mission.

Housing affordability took a turn downward in the second quarter of 2017, as home prices and mortgage rates moved opposite, according to the latest National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) / Wells Fargo Housing Opportunity Index (HOI).

Limited inventories and falling housing affordability will likely impact the pending sales index in future months as well, Yun says.

Car prices have fallen in recent months, according to the annual Affordability Index compiled by Detroit's Comerica Bank.

Affordability increased marginally in the fourth quarter of 2017, according to the latest National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) / Wells Fargo Housing Opportunities Index (HOI).

Despite rising house prices, Canada's housing affordability improved in the second quarter of 2005 as the dip in mortgage rates to multi-year lows offset the higher prices, says the latest Housing Affordability Index from Raffordability improved in the second quarter of 2005 as the dip in mortgage rates to multi-year lows offset the higher prices, says the latest Housing Affordability Index from RAffordability Index from RBC Economics.

California's Housing Affordability Index hit a peak of 56 percent in the first quarter of 2012.

Canada's housing affordability «mildly deteriorated» in the fourth quarter of 2005 due to relatively weak growth in household income, says the latest Housing Affordability Index released by Raffordability «mildly deteriorated» in the fourth quarter of 2005 due to relatively weak growth in household income, says the latest Housing Affordability Index released by RAffordability Index released by RBC Economics.

Homeownership has moved further out of reach, with affordability measured in the ATTOM Data Solutions Q4 2016 Home Affordability Index falling steeply in the fourth quarter to its lowest leveaffordability measured in the ATTOM Data Solutions Q4 2016 Home Affordability Index falling steeply in the fourth quarter to its lowest leveAffordability Index falling steeply in the fourth quarter to its lowest level since 2008.

Canada's housing affordability improved slightly in the third quarter of 2005 due to faster income growth in tightening labour markets and slower house price increases, says the latest Housing Affordability Index released by Raffordability improved slightly in the third quarter of 2005 due to faster income growth in tightening labour markets and slower house price increases, says the latest Housing Affordability Index released by RAffordability Index released by RBC Economics.

Affordability, which the Index read as lower in the third quarter, is positive overall — in fact, more than 60 percent of new - and existing - homes sold in the third quarter were affordable to families earning the national median income ($ 65,700).

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Asheville ranks 125th in affordability out of the 186 cities in the National Association of Home Builders Housing Opportunity Index.

The percentage of homebuyers who could afford to purchase a median - priced, existing single - family home in California in the fourth quarter of 2017 edged up to 29 percent from 28 percent in the third quarter of 2017 but was down from 31 percent in the fourth quarter a year ago, according to C.A.R.'s Traditional Housing Affordability Index (HAI).

* The Orlando affordability index increased to 182.67 percent in April.

* The Orlando affordability index decreased to 190.71 percent in February.

With an affordability rate of 78 % on the CAR index, San Bernardino County was the most affordable in the state, while San Francisco County is the least affordable with only 29 % of households able to purchase a median - priced home within the county.

In California, the housing affordability index is closer to 30 %, according to C.A.R..

Modest home price and interest rate increases resulted in a slight drop in nationwide housing affordability in the third quarter of 2015, according to the National Association of Home Builders / Wells Fargo Housing Opportunity Index (HOI).

The Scout Vision ® Regional Housing Affordability Index is the ratio of the years of median household income in the region, to the median house value in the region.

Because demand varies from region to region and the proportion of household income expected to be spent on housing also varies greatly from region to region, the Scout Vision Housing Affordability Index is best used to compare affordability in a region over time to assess overheated markets, rather than using the Index to compare different regions at one point in time to assess marketAffordability Index is best used to compare affordability in a region over time to assess overheated markets, rather than using the Index to compare different regions at one point in time to assess marketaffordability in a region over time to assess overheated markets, rather than using the Index to compare different regions at one point in time to assess market overheating.

According to the National Association of Realtors» housing affordability index, affordability in the Houston area is still relatively high.

View NAR's Housing Affordability Index About 33.6 percent of households were cost - burdened in 2015, which means they spent more than 30 percent of their incomes on housing costs.

Housing Affordability Index (HAI) The Housing Affordability Index (computed by Axiometrics) is a measure of whether a family in an MSA earning the median family income can qualify for a mortgage loan on a median - priced, existing single - family home.

According to NAR's Housing Affordability Index, the U.S. experienced historic highs in housing affordability over the past sAffordability Index, the U.S. experienced historic highs in housing affordability over the past saffordability over the past several years.

The Best Cities for Middle - Class Families Index by the Chapman Center for Demographics and Policy looked at housing affordability, employment trends, migration patterns, income growth, and how long it takes to commute in U.S. metropolitan areas with a population more than 500,000 and determined that many of the top areas for middle - class families are midsize.

«It is noteworthy that affordability remains historically high thanks to favorable mortgage rates even as national home price indexes show some rise in values.»

Strengthening house prices in metros across the country contributed to slightly lower housing affordability in the second quarter, according to the National Association of Home Builders / Wells Fargo Housing Opportunity Index (HOI).

The state has undergone such a spectacular surge in housing values that it has plunged into the worst affordability doldrums since 1989, when Ronald Reagan was in the last year of his presidency, according to CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS ®» annual housing affordability index.