Sentences with phrase «less affordable housing markets»

That is largely why we have less affordable housing markets here»»

That is largely why we have less affordable housing markets here»»

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Whatever is the current cause of the rise of prices in the housing market, when computed as the mortgage cost in labour time in terms of the average weekly salary, residential properties, with the exception of the 1988 - 1991 period, are now clearly less affordable for middle - class Canadians than they were for the last five decades.

It was less than six months ago that Mayor Bill De Blasio lost a pivotal battle to rezone and redevelop a corner lot in Inwood into a residential tower with market - rate and affordable housing.

However, for borrowers with student loans and car payments, monthly house payments are affordable in less than half of U.S. housing markets studied by RealtyTrac.

Whether strong job growth is the symptom or the cause of deteriorating housing affordability — are these markets less affordable because of strong job growth, or is strong job growth the result of something else making these markets expensive?

Of course, if you expect to stay in place for a long time, and have fairly stable income and an affordable mortgage, fluctuations in the housing market will be less concerning to you.

Housing affordability is diminishing, and in some markets homes are even less affordable now than they were in the heyday of the housing Housing affordability is diminishing, and in some markets homes are even less affordable now than they were in the heyday of the housing housing bubble.

According to Housing Needs in New Hampshire, a study commissioned by New Hampshire Housing and performed by the Center for Public Policy Studies and Applied Economic Research, the state's rental market has grown progressively less affordable.

Housing affordability is diminishing, and in some markets homes are even less affordable now than they were in the heyday of the housing Housing affordability is diminishing, and in some markets homes are even less affordable now than they were in the heyday of the housing housing bubble.

The annual survey, which measures how affordable housing issues affect consumers, also found that more than three quarters of renters (77 percent) said they would be less likely to buy a home if they were required to put down a 20 percent down payment on the home, and a strong majority (71 percent) believe a 20 percent down payment requirement could have a negative impact on the housing market.

o But for those borrowers with the average student loan debt and average car payment, putting just 3 percent down means monthly house payments are affordable in less than half (48 percent) of all county housing markets nationwide.

But for borrowers with the additional debt burden of student loans and car payments, monthly house payments are affordable in less than half of U.S. housing markets with a 3 percent down payment.»