The typical U.S. homebuyer's monthly mortgage payment was $2,605 during July, up 19% from a year earlier.
That’s the latest takeaway from Redfin, a brokerage firm and real estate website. The median home sale price was $380,250 during the four weeks that ended July 30, up 3.2% from a year earlier. That’s the biggest increase since November.Meanwhile, house payments remain historically high due to rising mortgage interest rates that continue to climb, with a national average of 7.52% on a 30-year loan as of Sept. 6, according to Bankrate.com.
The typical U.S. homebuyer’s monthly mortgage payment was $2,605 during July, up 19% from a year earlier, according to Redfin. Home prices are increasing because the supply isn’t meeting demand as homeowners who have locked in lower mortgage rates hang on to their homes. The total number of homes for sale is down 19%, the biggest drop in a year and a half, and new listings are down 21%. More than9 of every 10 U.S. homeowners with mortgages have an interest rate below 6%.
“When interest rates rise, we always see the first sector to respond to higher interest rate is the housing sector,” Yun said. “With higher interest rates, it just means that people who consider home ownership as part of their American Dream, they’re saying goodbye to that.”
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