Long Island's chronically high housing costs were underscored in hew U.S. Census Bureau data that show nearly 40
percent of homeowners with a mortgage spent 35 percent or more of their household income for housing — much higher than experts say is financially prudent.
The increase in the number
of homeowners with mortgages spending 30 per cent or more on shelter accounted for almost 90 per cent of the total rise in the number of households spending above this threshold during the five - year period.
As of 2015, nearly 70 %
of homeowners with a mortgage reported that their term length was between 28 and 32 years, while only 11 % reported having a mortgage with a term between 13 and 17 years.
Today, current mortgage rates remain at historic lows around 4 % — with over 63 %
of homeowners with mortgages paying interest rates between 3 % and 4.9 %, according to the Census Bureau.
Census Bureau data also reports that just 22.4 percent
of homeowners with mortgage debt are cost burdened, meaning that they spend at least 30 percent of their household income on housing costs.
On average 70 %
of homeowners with a mortgage claim this deduction and 90 % of all mortgage interest paid gets deducted, according to the National Association of Home Builders.
Looking ahead, the national negative equity rate is expected to fall to 14.9 percent
of all homeowners with a mortgage by the end of the second quarter of 2015, according to the Zillow Negative Equity Forecast.
This translates to about one - third, or 31.4 percent,
of homeowners with a mortgage, an increase from 31.1 percent in the previous quarter and a decrease from 32.4 percent a year ago.
In Phoenix, that was almost 36 %
of homeowners with mortgages.
«About 11.6 percent
of homeowners with mortgages are currently either delinquent on their mortgage or in default, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association.
«Nearly 10 million homeowners nationwide, representing 19 percent
of all homeowners with a mortgage, now have at least 50 percent equity in their homes, according to RealtyTrac data.
* About one - third (32 per cent)
of homeowners with mortgages had some mortgage activity in 2011, with 23 per cent renewing or refinancing their mortgage.
• Nationwide 7.4 million homeowners with a mortgage had 50 percent equity or more, representing 16 percent
of all homeowners with a mortgage.
A quarter
of homeowners with mortgages have made a lump sum payment or accelerated their mortgage payments in the past year, according to the survey.
Nationally, 5.4 percent
of homeowners with a mortgage had negative equity at mid-year, but that percentage varied from zero to about 20 percent across counties.