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Affordable housing inventory is limited due to foreclosure prevention efforts

Housing Wire

The monthly house payment to buy a renovated foreclosure — assuming a 5% down payment, the going 30-year fixed mortgage rate at the time of sale and including property taxes and insurance — represented just 20% of the median family income in the surrounding Census tract. This also raises the properties and neighborhoods values.

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UNDERSTANDING THE TRUE COST OF HOMEOWNERSHIP

Will Springer Realtor

The soaring prices of insurance and energy have dealt a two-pronged blow to homeowners’ wallets, with no relief in sight. Nationwide, home insurance premiums have surged by an average of 21% year-on-year, as of May 2023, equating to an annual increase of $244 per household.