Sentences with phrase «national housing affordability»

NAR's national Housing Affordability Index stood at 198.2 in November, based on the relationship between median home price, median family income and average mortgage interest rate.

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TORONTO, August 30, 2016 - Soaring housing prices in Vancouver and Toronto continued to squeeze housing affordability at the national level in the second quarter, even though affordability was close to historical norms in most other Canadian markets, according to the Housing Trends and Affordability Report issued today by RBC Economics Rehousing prices in Vancouver and Toronto continued to squeeze housing affordability at the national level in the second quarter, even though affordability was close to historical norms in most other Canadian markets, according to the Housing Trends and Affordability Report issued today by RBC Economics Rehousing affordability at the national level in the second quarter, even though affordability was close to historical norms in most other Canadian markets, according to the Housing Trends and Affordability Report issued today by RBC Economaffordability at the national level in the second quarter, even though affordability was close to historical norms in most other Canadian markets, according to the Housing Trends and Affordability Report issued today by RBC Economaffordability was close to historical norms in most other Canadian markets, according to the Housing Trends and Affordability Report issued today by RBC Economics ReHousing Trends and Affordability Report issued today by RBC EconomAffordability Report issued today by RBC Economics Research.

Housing trends across provinces largely counteracted one another in the first quarter of 2015, leaving affordability relatively unchanged at the national level compared to late - 2014...

Soaring housing prices in Vancouver and Toronto continued to squeeze housing affordability at the national level in the second quarter...

2015.06.22 Canada's housing affordability trends diverged regionally during Q1 2015: RBC Economics Housing trends across provinces largely counteracted one another in the first quarter of 2015, leaving affordability relatively unchanged at the national level compared to late - housing affordability trends diverged regionally during Q1 2015: RBC Economics Housing trends across provinces largely counteracted one another in the first quarter of 2015, leaving affordability relatively unchanged at the national level compared to late - Housing trends across provinces largely counteracted one another in the first quarter of 2015, leaving affordability relatively unchanged at the national level compared to late - 2014...

Housing affordability in Canada is sharply divided regionally, with developments in the potentially overheated Vancouver and Toronto markets moving the needle on national figures...

2016.08.30 Canadian Housing Affordability deteriorates the most in six years amid surging prices in hot markets: RBC Economics Soaring housing prices in Vancouver and Toronto continued to squeeze housing affordability at the national level in the second quaHousing Affordability deteriorates the most in six years amid surging prices in hot markets: RBC Economics Soaring housing prices in Vancouver and Toronto continued to squeeze housing affordability at the national level in the secoAffordability deteriorates the most in six years amid surging prices in hot markets: RBC Economics Soaring housing prices in Vancouver and Toronto continued to squeeze housing affordability at the national level in the second quahousing prices in Vancouver and Toronto continued to squeeze housing affordability at the national level in the second quahousing affordability at the national level in the secoaffordability at the national level in the second quarter...

Our region's housing affordability is a key issue for the Board of Trade, and a new $ 5 - billion National Housing Fund intended to help jump start new rental supply in the region is a welcome announhousing affordability is a key issue for the Board of Trade, and a new $ 5 - billion National Housing Fund intended to help jump start new rental supply in the region is a welcome announHousing Fund intended to help jump start new rental supply in the region is a welcome announcement.

Also at 12:45 p.m., Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney will join a first - time homeowner and housing experts to announce legislation to help middle class families afford rising housing costs amid a national rental affordability crisis, home of Taylor Van Dyck, 33 Ontario Ave., Middletown.

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.»

As the housing affordability crisis looms as the next big issue for our national housing market, an increasing number of would - be homebuyers are finding themselves unable to afford the cost of owning their own homes.

The Monthly Housing Affordability Index measures whether or not a typical family earns enough income to qualify for a mortgage loan on a typical home at the national and regional levels based on the most recent monthly price and income data.

Affordability is a big draw for Austinites: the cost of living is nearly 3 percent below the national average, while the price of housing is an impressive 15 percent below the national average.

We've reported on governments» progress in delivering reforms that COAG agreed are national priorities, including: reforming the healthcare system, disability services, education, skills and employment, addressing gender equity, improving housing affordability, homelessness, capital city planning systems and water management and streamlining the economy.

REALTORS ® surveyed in the National Association of REALTORS ® (NAR) Member Profile attributed transactions lost to «difficulty finding the right property» and «housing affordability,» while 62 percent of real estate brokers surveyed in RISMedia's 2017 Power Broker Report believe scarce supply is currently their most pressing problem.

The National Association of REALTORS (R) recently reported that housing affordability has fallen to a five - year low as home price increases have outpaced income growth.

Affordability — both for homebuyers and renters — is at crisis - level in many areas, Castro emphasized, pointing to the introduction of the National Housing Trust Fund and Rental Assistance Demonstration programs as effective first - go endeavors.

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 OpportunityHousing 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 Opportunityhousing out of reach for more families, according to the National Association of Home Builders / Wells Fargo Housing OpportunityHousing Opportunity Index.

Speaking at the recent National Association of Home Builders» International Builders Show, Raines said the major concern for the real estate industry shouldn't be a housing «bubble,» which he considers unlikely, but a widening gap between housing «haves» and «have nots» that could lead to a housing affordability crunch.

WASHINGTON (July 12, 2017)-- According to the National Association of Realtors ®» 2017 National Housing Pulse Survey, concerns over housing affordability show clear demographic divides especially among unmarried and non-white AmeHousing Pulse Survey, concerns over housing affordability show clear demographic divides especially among unmarried and non-white Amehousing affordability show clear demographic divides especially among unmarried and non-white Americans.

The Monthly Housing Affordability Index measures whether or not a typical family earns enough income to qualify for a mortgage loan on a typical home at the national and regional levels based on the most recent monthly price and income data.

Low mortgage rates and falling home values have brought housing within reach to more families than ever before, according to the latest National Association of REALTORS ® housing affordability index.

The Quarterly Housing Affordability Index measures whether or not a typical family qualifies for a mortgage loan on a typical home at the national and regional levels based on quarterly price and income data, as well as a look at affordability conditions for firstAffordability Index measures whether or not a typical family qualifies for a mortgage loan on a typical home at the national and regional levels based on quarterly price and income data, as well as a look at affordability conditions for firstaffordability conditions for first time buyers.

Housing affordability conditions for all buyers reached a milestone in the first quarter, according to the National Association of Realtors ®.

With 11 months of data reported, 2012 will clearly go down as a record year for favorable housing affordability conditions, and a great year for buyers who could get a mortgage, according to the National Association of Realtors ®.

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).

NAR also publishes key housing statistics on a regular basis, including national and regional existing - home sales, a pending home sales index, a housing affordability index, and quarterly reports on metropolitan area housing affordability and median home prices.

The Housing Affordability Index measures whether or not a typical family earns enough income to qualify for a mortgage loan on a typical home at the national and regional levels based on the most recent monthly price and income data.

«Affordability has fallen to a five - year low, as home price increases easily outpaced income growth,» Lawrence Yun, chief economist for the National Association of REALTORS ®, noted in a recent housing report.

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).

A new housing affordability measure, the REALTORS ® Affordability Distribution Curve and Score from the National Association of REALTORS ® (NAR) and realtor.com ®, affirms the imbalance between housing costs and wages — and indicates inventory will continue to be constrainedaffordability measure, the REALTORS ® Affordability Distribution Curve and Score from the National Association of REALTORS ® (NAR) and realtor.com ®, affirms the imbalance between housing costs and wages — and indicates inventory will continue to be constrainedAffordability Distribution Curve and Score from the National Association of REALTORS ® (NAR) and realtor.com ®, affirms the imbalance between housing costs and wages — and indicates inventory will continue to be constrained this spring.

The nation's renters are also facing an affordability crisis, says a new survey from the National Multi Housing Council, an association of rental housing Housing Council, an association of rental housing housing owners.

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

At the national level, housing affordability is up from last month but down from a year ago.

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 Indexhousing affordability in the third quarter of 2015, according to the National Association of Home Builders / Wells Fargo Housing Opportunity IndexHousing Opportunity Index (HOI).

Affordability: The City of Jacksonville offers a reasonable rent to median home price ratio, with house prices at approximate 20 % less and rents at at 4 % above the national average.

The federal government is currently developing a national housing strategy to address the affordability problem.

The concept for the MHI Urban Design Demonstration Project called for MHI, the national trade association for the manufactured housing industry, to work closely with local government officials, neighborhood groups, and residential developers in bringing this new resource to urban areas, which are suffering from an unprecedented housing affordability crisis.

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

The National Association of REALTORS ® recently analyzed 100 metro areas to determine the best purchase prospects for young buyers; researchers compared the presence of millennials in the area, local job market conditions, housing affordability and inventory availability.

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 Indexhousing affordability in the second quarter, according to the National Association of Home Builders / Wells Fargo Housing Opportunity IndexHousing Opportunity Index (HOI).

Source: «Housing Affordability Index,» National Association of REALTORS ® Economists» Outlook Blog (June 12, 2015)

Exceptionally low interest rates helped ensure a slight gain in nationwide housing affordability amid relatively stable house prices in the final quarter of 2012, according to the National Association of Home Builders Index (HOI), released recently.

The National Association of Home Builders, which uses a different formula to determine housing affordability, also ranks California as the most expensive state, with San Francisco consistently the most expensive city.

MHI appreciates President - Elect Trump's recognition that it will take a strong leader with national prominence to change the direction of our national housing policy and break down the barriers that have hindered the availability and affordability of housing across the country.

«While the cost burden faced by many renters and homeowners are significant, America's housing affordability obstacles are not insurmountable,» says Chris Estes, President and CEO of the National Housing Confhousing affordability obstacles are not insurmountable,» says Chris Estes, President and CEO of the National Housing ConfHousing Conference.

The continuing economic recovery has improved housing affordability for low - and moderate - income working households, but housing costs are still a significant burden, especially to renters, according to a new report released today by the Center for Housing Policy, the research division of the National Housing Confhousing affordability for low - and moderate - income working households, but housing costs are still a significant burden, especially to renters, according to a new report released today by the Center for Housing Policy, the research division of the National Housing Confhousing costs are still a significant burden, especially to renters, according to a new report released today by the Center for Housing Policy, the research division of the National Housing ConfHousing Policy, the research division of the National Housing ConfHousing Conference.

Together with the relative affordability of its housing market, this is driving economic growth in the city far faster than the national average.

NAR projects the housing affordability index to average 160 during 2013, which means on a national basis that a median - income family would have 160 percent of the income needed to purchase a median - priced existing single - family home.

The study, carried out by the National Centre for Social Research, looked at eight core issues related to women's quality of life: education, income, housing affordability, personal wellbeing, life expectancy, safety, environment and culture.