Mortgages are a math problem, so it’s not too surprising. It’s about balancing cost of homes, income, and other debt. Both cost of homes and debt have been rising while income has been flat. There’s been lots of programs created to try and mitigate the problem, but eventually the risks are going to be way to big. Giving someone with a 52.9% debt to income ratio a $1.2 million is already insane.
Affording the mortgage is one barrier but if someone can’t get or stay insured then they can’t carry a mortgage no matter how well their personal math works out. That’s the problem that Mr. Powell was talking about.
Mortgages are a math problem, so it’s not too surprising. It’s about balancing cost of homes, income, and other debt. Both cost of homes and debt have been rising while income has been flat. There’s been lots of programs created to try and mitigate the problem, but eventually the risks are going to be way to big. Giving someone with a 52.9% debt to income ratio a $1.2 million is already insane.
Affording the mortgage is one barrier but if someone can’t get or stay insured then they can’t carry a mortgage no matter how well their personal math works out. That’s the problem that Mr. Powell was talking about.