| Nominal Price Activity |
St. Louis |
National |
Comment |
| . |
Quarterly Appreciation (Q3:2006 – Q4:2006) |
1.2% |
-2.7% |
Fair |
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Rolling
Year Appreciation (Q4:2005 – Q4:2006) |
4.7% |
1.7% |
Fair |
| |
Last
Year Appreciation (2005) |
8.4% |
13.4% |
Good |
| |
Rolling
5 Year App. (Q4:2001 – Q4:2006) |
37.7% |
49.4% |
Fair |
| |
Historical
Average Annual Appreciation |
5.4% |
6.0% |
Fair |
| Real Price Activity |
St. Louis |
National |
Comment |
| . |
Quarterly Appreciation (Q3:2006 – Q4:2006) |
0.9% |
-3.0% |
Weak |
| |
Rolling
Year Appreciation (Q4:2005 – Q4:2006) |
1.6% |
-1.2% |
Fair |
| |
Last
Year Appreciation (2005) |
5.2% |
10.3% |
Good |
| |
Rolling
5 Year App. (Q4:2001 – Q4:2006) |
21.3% |
31.8% |
Fair |
| |
Historical
Average Annual Appreciation |
1.3% |
1.7% |
Fair |
| Affordability
Activity |
St. Louis |
National |
Comment |
| |
Mortgage-Debt-to-Income
Ratio* (Q4:2006) |
13.3% |
21.7% |
Extremely Favorable |
| |
Historical
Mortgage-Debt-to-Income Ratio* |
14.3% |
20.7% |
Very Low |
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This ratio compares the monthly mortgage payment (principal & interest only, which does not include hazard insurance, property taxes or any needed private mortgage insurance) for a median priced home financed at the prevailing 30 year mortgage rate to the local median 4-person family income. |
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St. Louis historical data is for the time period of Q4:1975 – Q4:2006 |
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National historical data is for the time period of Q1:1975 – Q4:2006 |
