According to Vancity, based on the average income of Vancouverites, the average property now requires more than 48 per
cent of household monthly income.
(1) This figure greatly exceeds the recommended 32 per
cent of household monthly income that the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation deems affordable.
Not exact matches
A
household with a $ 360,000 mortgage and a gross income
of $ 63,000, for example, would have to pay an extra $ 180
monthly, around 3.5 per
cent of income.
The 2016 figures showed a further worsening
of Hong Kong's wealth gap, as the richest 10 per
cent of households - with a median
monthly income
of HK$ 112,450 - earned 44 times more than the poorest 10 per
cent making an average
of HK$ 2,560.
For example, an affordability reading
of 50 per
cent means that homeownership costs, including mortgage payments, utilities and property taxes, would take up 50 per
cent of a typical
household's
monthly pre-tax income.
Sample this: If your
monthly household budget is Rs 50,000 at present, it will become Rs 53,000 going at an average inflation rate
of 6 per
cent.