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Affordability index

A measure of the financial ability of U.S. families to Buy a House. 100 means that families earning the national Median income have just the amount of Money needed to qualify for a Mortgage on a median-priced home; higher than 100 means they have more than enough and lower than 100 means they have less than enough.

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