[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$f32arhaqk9i82o":3,"$ffeh0925h8cuz":52,"$fbwk2pqjjqsc7":56},{"item":4,"previous":40,"next":46},{"id":5,"slug":6,"title":7,"description":8,"excerpt":9,"contentType":10,"featuredImage":11,"bannerImage":9,"body":12,"agentsBottomLine":13,"bodyImage":14,"isInfographic":15,"categories":16,"isVideo":37,"videoThumbnail":9,"videoSource":9,"publishedAt":38,"updatedAt":39},40875,"why-its-more-affordable-to-buy-a-home-this-year-infographic","Why It’s More Affordable To Buy a Home This Year [INFOGRAPHIC]","\u003Cp>Home affordability depends on three factors: mortgage rates, home prices, and wages. \u003C\u002Fp>","","blog","https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002FKeepingCurrentMatters\u002Fcontent\u002Fimages\u002F20240125\u002F202401-1.PNG","\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002FKeepingCurrentMatters\u002Fcontent\u002Fimages\u002F20240125\u002FWhy-Its-More-Affordable-To-Buy-A-Home-This-Year-MEM.png\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002FKeepingCurrentMatters\u002Fcontent\u002Fimages\u002F20240125\u002FWhy-Its-More-Affordable-To-Buy-A-Home-This-Year-MEM.png\">\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>","\u003Cul>\u003Cli>\u003Ca href=\"\u002F2024\u002F01\u002F18\u002F3-key-factors-affecting-home-affordability\u002F\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Home affordability\u003C\u002Fa> depends on three factors: mortgage rates, home prices, and wages.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.freddiemac.com\u002Fpmms\u002Farchive\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Mortgage rates\u003C\u002Fa> are down from their recent peak, \u003Ca href=\"\u002F2024\u002F01\u002F23\u002Fexperts-project-home-prices-will-increase-in-2024\u002F\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">home prices\u003C\u002Fa> are expected to rise at a slower pace, and \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffred.stlouisfed.org\u002Fseries\u002FCES0500000017\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">wages\u003C\u002Fa> are increasing faster than usual.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>That’s good news if you want to \u003Ca href=\"\u002F2024\u002F01\u002F19\u002Fkey-terms-every-homebuyer-should-learn-infographic\u002F\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">buy a home\u003C\u002Fa> because it means \u003Ca href=\"\u002F2024\u002F01\u002F08\u002Fwhat-lower-mortgage-rates-mean-for-your-purchasing-power\u002F\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">affordability\u003C\u002Fa> is getting 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