Housing affordability near worst on record as Fed battles inflation

Published May 2, 2022 6:18pm ET



Housing affordability is approaching a record low as mortgage rates rise, according to a new analysis.

The share of the median income required to make the principal and interest payment on an average-priced home is now 32.5%, analytics company Black Knight said in its monthly “Mortgage Monitor” report on Monday, within striking distance of the previous record of 34.1% set in July 2006, at the peak of the housing bubble.

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