Housing affordability is badly stretched.

Housing Affordability Index (NAR)

Affordability: 102.30 — The affordability index is 102 — the median family barely qualifies for the median home.

How we score this: alert below 95.00 · elevated 95.00 to 110.00 · watch 110.00 to 130.00 · ok 130.00 and up full method

Affordability: down 5 readings in a row.

Mortgage Debt Service · % of income

Debt service: 5.88% — Mortgage payments take 5.9% of household income — a manageable, below-average burden. That’s the 27th percentile of all its readings since 2005.

How we score this: ok below 6.00% · watch 6.00% to 7.00% · elevated 7.00% to 8.00% · alert 8.00% and up full method

Mortgage Delinquency Rate · banks

Delinquency: 1.89% — Just 1.9% of mortgages are delinquent — homeowners are keeping up. That’s the 21st percentile of all its readings since 1991.

How we score this: ok below 2.00% · watch 2.00% to 4.00% · elevated 4.00% to 7.00% · alert 7.00% and up full method

30-Year Fixed Mortgage Rate

30-yr mortgage: 6.58% — 30-year mortgages are at 6.58% — high enough to keep affordability stretched. That’s the 39th percentile of all its readings since 1971.

How we score this: ok below 5.50% · watch 5.50% to 6.50% · elevated 6.50% to 7.50% · alert 7.50% and up full method

30-yr mortgage: up 3 readings in a row, to a fresh high.