Monthly Housing Payments Have Changed A LOT In The Span Of A Single Year!


Monthly Housing Payments Have Changed A LOT In The Span Of A Single Year!
By Scott Rogers • December 21, 2022
With some regularity I take a look at trends in mortgage interest rates... but nobody really specifically cares about their mortgage interest rate... they really care about their monthly housing payment. The graph above shows how much monthly housing costs have changed over the past year. A year ago, a home buyer purchasing a $300K house in the City of Harrisonburg, with a 20% down payment, would lock in a housing cost of just over $1300 per month. Today, a home buyer purchasing a $300K house in the City of Harrisonburg, with a 20% down payment, would lock in a housing cost of just under $1800 per month. The slight bit of good news, I suppose, is that this potential monthly housing cost has been edging down over the past month-ish from over $1900 to under $1800 as mortgage interest rates have started to decline a bit. I don't think we're going to get back down anywhere close to the 3% ($1300) range in 2023 or 2024, but perhaps the monthly housing cost for a $300K home can work its way back down to $1700 (5.75%) or even $1600 (5.15%) over the next few years? Receive Updates by Email Recent Articles: Is There A Price You WOULD Pay For This House? There Are Plenty Of Types Of Houses That Exist That Just Are Not Available To Purchase Home Sales By Price Range In The City Of Harrisonburg Are You Compromising On Aspects Of Your Next Home That You Can Or Cannot Change Later? How Much Slower Are The Winter Months In Our Local Housing Market? Rockingham County and New Home Sales Drive Surge in Area Housing Market Find The Balance Between Optimistic And Realistic Home Pricing Room Size Is Difficult To Understand Solely From Real Estate Photos How Much Would You Value Not Having To Prepare Your Home For Showings? One Out Of Four Homes Is Taking Longer Than A Month To Sell
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Based on information from the Harrisonburg-Rockingham Association of REALTORS® or its MLS, for the period Jan 1, 2000 through Nov 23, 2024 (unless otherwise noted).
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