By Sophia Stuart, Research Economist
- Affordability measures typically use the prevailing 30-year fixed mortgage interest rate and assume a 10 percent downpayment to translate home prices into monthly payments.
- Under these assumptions, real monthly payments on a median priced house in 2008 were 20 percent below the 2006 peak.
- As a share of median owner income, monthly payments fell five percentage points to 20.1 percent. With interest rates still sliding, affordability improved even more in the first quarter of 2009.
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Member of the Athens Area Association of REALTORS®, Georgia Association of REALTORS®, and the National Association of REALTORS®. I grew up in Athens and graduated from UGA with a BBA from the Terry College. I serve as a Residential Real Estate Listing and Buyer Services through Prudential Georgia, one of the largest real estate companies in the State of Georgia. Working with first time home buyers, step-up buyers, and Relocations in Jackson, Barrow, Oconee, and Athens-Clarke Counties.
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Represents Prudential Georgia Property Management in the acquisition and marketing of properties for lease in the Greater Athens area.
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