Housing Affordabilty Index: 7.2 Point Drop in May From Rising Home Prices: Market Reached Bottom?
Submitted by CARPE DIEM
The National Association of Realtors’ Housing Affordability Index remained high in May (171.6%) by historical standards (see chart above, data here), but fell by 7.2 percentage points from April’s record high of 178.8%, mostly because of the increase in the median home price from $166,000 in April to $172,900 in May.
The 7.2 point May decline was the largest monthly drop in the HAI in four years, providing further evidence that the housing market may have reached a bottom. Watch for the HAI to continue to fall this year, as both home prices and mortgage rates rise and the real estate market continues to recover.
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