Affordability Ledger

Unbiased, raw housing data — automated. Updated daily at 9:15 AM ET.

Supply Score
88.5
Balanced
Affordability Score
43.2
Strained
Crash Likelihood
15.0
Nowhere Close
Housing Health Index
69.5
Pressured

NAR-style affordability index: 83.2 (100 = median income exactly qualifies). Qualifying income $105,134, median P&I $2,190/mo on a blended median price of $404,150 at 7.18%.

Economic Index — cost of living in a home (2019 Q1 = 100)

Latest: 141.2 (2026-09) — the weighted household basket costs 41.2% more than in 2019 Q1.

Housing Prices

ItemCurrentAs ofTerm start
(2025-01-20)
Δ vs term startTrendYoY
Median Sales Price — New Houses
Census/HUD via FRED · Quarterly
$393,3002026-07-01$423,100-7.0%Drop-4.1%
Average Sales Price — New Houses
Census/HUD via FRED · Quarterly
$494,4002026-07-01$514,200-3.9%Drop-2.7%
Median Sales Price — New Houses (alt)
Census via FRED · Quarterly
$400,4002026-09-01$429,600-6.8%Drop-3.9%
Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price Index
S&P CoreLogic via FRED · Monthly
336.742026-08-01323.63+4.1%Rise+2.1%
Median Listing Price — U.S.
Realtor.com via FRED · Monthly
$415,0002026-10-01$400,995+3.5%Rise-2.2%

San Francisco

ItemCurrentAs ofTerm start
(2025-01-20)
Δ vs term startTrendYoY
Case-Shiller — San Francisco Metro
S&P CoreLogic via FRED · Monthly
364.662026-08-01362.08+0.7%Stable+3.4%

Supply

ItemCurrentAs ofTerm start
(2025-01-20)
Δ vs term startTrendYoY
Active Listings — U.S.
Realtor.com via FRED · Monthly
1,183,5202026-10-01830,799+42.5%Major Rise+7.4%
Months' Supply — New Houses
Census/HUD via FRED · Monthly
8.402026-09-019.00-6.7%Drop+2.4%
Housing Starts (annual rate)
Census/HUD via FRED · Monthly
1,2212026-09-011,353-9.8%Drop-7.4%
Building Permits (annual rate)
Census/HUD via FRED · Monthly
1,3982026-09-011,463-4.4%Drop-3.2%
Existing-Home Sales (annual rate)
NAR via FRED · Monthly
3,990,0002026-09-014,080,000-2.2%Drop-2.2%

Mortgage & Financing

ItemCurrentAs ofTerm start
(2025-01-20)
Δ vs term startTrendYoY
30-Yr Fixed Mortgage Rate
Freddie Mac via FRED · Weekly
7.18%2026-11-057.04%+2.0%Rise+16.4%
15-Yr Fixed Mortgage Rate
Freddie Mac via FRED · Weekly
6.57%2026-11-056.27%+4.8%Rise+21.4%
10-Yr Treasury Yield
Federal Reserve H.15 via FRED · Daily
4.84%2026-11-054.61%+5.0%Rise+16.1%
2-Yr Treasury Yield
Federal Reserve H.15 via FRED · Daily
4.46%2026-11-054.27%+4.4%Rise+22.9%
10Y–2Y Treasury Spread
Federal Reserve via FRED · Daily
0.35%2026-11-060.34%+2.9%Rise-35.2%

Income

ItemCurrentAs ofTerm start
(2025-01-20)
Δ vs term startTrendYoY
Median Household Income (annual)
Census via FRED · Annual
$87,4602025-01-01$87,4600.0%Stable+2.6%
Avg Hourly Earnings — Private
BLS via FRED · Monthly
$38.002026-10-01$35.84+6.0%Rise+3.1%

Crash Watch

ItemCurrentAs ofTerm start
(2025-01-20)
Δ vs term startTrendYoY
Unemployment Rate
BLS via FRED · Monthly
4.10%2026-10-014.00%+2.5%Rise-6.8%
U-6 Underemployment Rate
BLS via FRED · Monthly
7.90%2026-10-017.50%+5.3%Rise-2.5%
Initial Jobless Claims (weekly)
DOL via FRED · Weekly
189,0002026-10-31223,000-15.2%Major Drop-14.5%
Nonfarm Payrolls
BLS via FRED · Monthly
159,2932026-10-01158,268+0.6%Stable+0.6%
Delinquency Rate — All Loans, All Banks
Federal Reserve via FRED · Quarterly
1.38%2026-04-011.53%-9.8%Drop-4.2%
Delinquency Rate — Credit Cards
Federal Reserve via FRED · Quarterly
2.85%2026-04-013.05%-6.6%Drop-6.2%
Delinquency Rate — Single-Family Mortgages
Federal Reserve via FRED · Quarterly
1.86%2026-04-011.77%+5.1%Rise+4.5%
Charge-Off Rate — Credit Cards
Federal Reserve via FRED · Quarterly
3.82%2026-04-014.44%-14.0%Major Drop-8.8%
Consumer Credit Outstanding ($ millions)
Federal Reserve G.19 via FRED · Monthly
5,224,4162026-09-014,955,621+5.4%Rise+3.0%

Builder Costs (PPI index)

ItemCurrentAs ofTerm start
(2025-01-20)
Δ vs term startTrendYoY
Softwood Lumber (PPI)
BLS PPI via FRED · Monthly
288.562026-09-01267.54+7.9%Rise+14.2%
Steel Mill Products (PPI)
BLS PPI via FRED · Monthly
388.582026-09-01261.56+48.6%Major Rise+27.6%
Iron & Steel (PPI)
BLS PPI via FRED · Monthly
383.332026-09-01286.66+33.7%Major Rise+20.7%

Household Prices ($)

ItemCurrentAs ofTerm start
(2025-01-20)
Δ vs term startTrendYoY
Eggs, Grade A Large (dozen)
BLS Average Price via FRED · Monthly
$2.2722026-09-01$4.953-54.1%Major Drop-34.9%
Milk, Whole (gallon)
BLS Average Price via FRED · Monthly
$4.1062026-09-01$4.025+2.0%Rise-0.6%
White Bread (lb)
BLS Average Price via FRED · Monthly
$1.8302026-09-01$1.925-4.9%Drop-2.0%
Bananas (lb)
BLS Average Price via FRED · Monthly
$0.6562026-09-01$0.621+5.6%Rise-2.1%
Navel Oranges (lb)
BLS Average Price via FRED · Monthly
$1.7232026-09-01$1.531+12.5%Major Rise-4.4%
White Potatoes (lb)
BLS Average Price via FRED · Monthly
$1.9922026-09-01$2.050-2.8%Drop+4.3%
Chicken Breast, Boneless (lb)
BLS Average Price via FRED · Monthly
$2.0642026-09-01$2.061+0.1%Stable+0.1%
Ground Beef, 100% (lb)
BLS Average Price via FRED · Monthly
$6.4832026-09-01$5.495+18.0%Major Rise+2.5%
Coffee, Ground Roast (lb)
BLS Average Price via FRED · Monthly
$9.3322026-09-01$7.019+33.0%Major Rise+2.1%
Gasoline, Regular (gallon)
BLS Average Price via FRED · Monthly
$4.4822026-09-01$3.211+39.6%Major Rise+34.2%
Electricity (per kWh)
BLS Average Price via FRED · Monthly
$0.1962026-09-01$0.179+9.5%Rise+4.3%
Utility Gas (per therm)
BLS Average Price via FRED · Monthly
$1.7002026-09-01$1.552+9.5%Rise+5.4%
Retail Gasoline — Regular (weekly)
EIA via FRED · Weekly
$4.1532026-11-02$3.109+33.6%Major Rise+36.8%
Retail Diesel (weekly)
EIA via FRED · Weekly
$6.2922026-11-02$3.715+69.4%Major Rise+69.2%

Household Indexes (CPI)

ItemCurrentAs ofTerm start
(2025-01-20)
Δ vs term startTrendYoY
CPI — All Items
BLS via FRED · Monthly
336.32026-09-01318.96+5.4%Rise+3.7%
CPI — Core (ex Food & Energy)
BLS via FRED · Monthly
338.92026-09-01324.64+4.4%Rise+2.6%
CPI — Rent of Primary Residence
BLS via FRED · Monthly
450.432026-09-01429.09+5.0%Rise+2.8%
CPI — Medical Care
BLS via FRED · Monthly
593.672026-09-01571.37+3.9%Rise+1.5%
CPI — Food Away From Home
BLS via FRED · Monthly
398.782026-09-01375.53+6.2%Rise+3.5%
CPI — Medical Care (city avg)
BLS via FRED · Monthly
2.812026-09-013.93-28.5%Major Drop+15.3%

Investments

ItemCurrentAs ofTerm start
(2025-01-20)
Δ vs term startTrendYoY
S&P 500
S&P via FRED · Daily
7,353.732026-11-055,996.66+22.6%Major Rise+8.2%
NASDAQ Composite
NASDAQ via FRED · Daily
24,579.422026-11-0619,630.2+25.2%Major Rise+6.6%
Gold Spot (oz)
gold-api.com · Daily snapshot
$4,1072026-11-09$4,1070.0%Stable—
Silver Spot (oz)
gold-api.com · Daily snapshot
$52.942026-11-09$52.940.0%Stable—
Platinum Spot (oz)
gold-api.com · Daily snapshot
$1,5692026-11-09$1,5690.0%Stable—

Generated 2026-11-09T19:23:57.216Z. “Current” is each series' latest published observation — monthly and quarterly series lag by design; the As of column is the freshness stamp.