Sales prices of existing homes rose in nearly 70% of metropolitan areas in the first quarter of 2023, according to the latest quarterly report from the National Association of Realtors® (NAR). Despite the increase, however, affordability improved slightly from the fourth quarter of 2022, when 90% of metropolitan areas saw annual sales price increases. On average, families spent 24.5% of their monthly income on mortgage payments in the first quarter this year, compared to 26.2% in the fourth quarter last year.
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