Online Resources
- HOUSINGPOLICY.ORGOnline guide to state and local housing policy
- FORECLOSURE-RESPONSE.ORGResources to help state and localities prevent foreclosures
- HOUSINGPOLICY.ORG FORUMPose questions, exchange ideas, and learn from the experience of others
- PAYCHECK TO PAYCHECKAn interactive database comparing wages and housing costs
| Homeownership Market | |
| 2009 Median Priced Home: $625,000 |
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Data on the median-priced home are from the National Association of Home Builders' Housing Opportunity Index for the fourth quarter (4Q) of 2009. The annual income needed to qualify for a mortgage was calculated using the average prevailing interest rate, assumes a 10 percent downpayment and the use of private mortgage insurance, and includes principal, interest, taxes and insurance. Wage data are as of November 2009 and were obtained from a proprietary database of salary information by geographic location maintained by Salary.com. |