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Oahu Home Affordability Cycles

Recent low mortgage rates and lower median home prices have made homes in Oahu more affordable than they’ve been in 5 years since sales peaked in 2004.  The home affordability is the percentage of median family income required to purchase a median-priced home.  Let’s take a look at the Oahu Home Affordability.

The best years of home affordability were in 1977, 1998 through 2003, when the affordability rate was between 28% and 30%.  2009 was considered a good year based on affordability that is 37.17%, the best affordability since 2005.  This year, some economists predict the affordability level may increase mainly due to increasing mortgage rates.  The interest rate has gone up a little already, and if it rises to 6%, the affordability level could increase to 41%.

If you are looking for a property and if you plan to finance, take advantage of this market while the mortgage rate is still low.  If you are a first home buyer, you should consider taking advantage of the federal tax credit for the first home buyers.

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