Tight Mortgage Credit Isn't the Real Problem

... keep pace with rising home prices. In the pre-bubble period from 1985 through 1999, when rates for a 30-year fixed mortgage ranged between 6 percent and 13 percent, Americans spent 19.9 % of their median monthly incomes, on average, on mortgage ...

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