Affordability

Homebuyer affordability declined in April, with the national median payment applied for by purchase applicants increasing to $2,152 from $2,131 in March. This is according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Purchase Applications Payment Index (PAPI), which measures how new monthly mortgage payments vary across time – relative to income – using data from MBA’s Weekly Applications Survey (WAS).

Homebuyer affordability declined in March, with the national median payment applied for by purchase applicants increasing to $2,131 from $2,061 in February. This is according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Purchase Applications Payment Index (PAPI), which measures how new monthly mortgage payments vary across time – relative to income – using data from MBA’s Weekly Applications Survey (WAS).

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE) released its April 2026 Mortgage Monitor report, which finds that the spring housing market began on stronger footing, buoyed by improved affordability and slowly rebuilding inventory, despite the recent uptick in interest rates.

ATTOM released its Q1 2026 U.S. Home Affordability Report showing that homes were less affordable than historical averages in 97 percent of counties with sufficient data to analyze for the first quarter of 2026.

Homebuyer affordability improved slightly in December, with the national median payment applied for by purchase applicants decreasing to $2,025 from $2,034 in November. This is according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Purchase Applications Payment Index (PAPI), which measures how new monthly mortgage payments vary across time – relative to income – using data from MBA’s Weekly Applications Survey (WAS).

Homebuyer affordability improved slightly in November, with the national median payment applied for by purchase applicants decreasing to $2,034 from $2,039 in October. This is according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Purchase Applications Payment Index (PAPI), which measures how new monthly mortgage payments vary across time – relative to income – using data from MBA’s Weekly Applications Survey (WAS).

Homebuyer affordability improved in October, with the national median payment applied for by purchase applicants decreasing to $2,039 from $2,067 in September. This is according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Purchase Applications Payment Index (PAPI), which measures how new monthly mortgage payments vary across time – relative to income – using data from MBA’s Weekly Applications Survey (WAS).

Homebuyer affordability improved in September, with the national median payment applied for by purchase applicants decreasing to $2,067 from $2,100 in September.

ICE Mortgage Technology, neutral provider of an end-to-end mortgage platform and part of Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE), released its October 2025 ICE Mortgage Monitor Report. ICE data reveals that home affordability has reached its best level in 2.5 years, driven by easing mortgage rates.

ICE Mortgage Technology, part of Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE), released its September 2025 ICE Mortgage Monitor Report, highlighting the continued surge in property insurance costs and its growing impact on overall mortgage affordability.