{"id":3036,"date":"2022-04-14T18:45:08","date_gmt":"2022-04-14T18:45:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/preprod.realtrends.com\/blog\/2022\/04\/14\/inflation-cuts-homebuyer-budgets-by-40000\/"},"modified":"2025-03-13T02:41:28","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T02:41:28","slug":"inflation-cuts-homebuyer-budgets-by-40000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/preprod.realtrends.com\/blog\/2022\/04\/14\/inflation-cuts-homebuyer-budgets-by-40000\/","title":{"rendered":"Inflation cuts homebuyer budgets by $40,000"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Home buyers looking for a home in 2022 will have to look for properties that are roughly $40,000 cheaper, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nar.realtor\/blogs\/economists-outlook\/rising-inflation-means-homebuyers-will-be-looking-for-homes-that-are-40000-cheaper\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">report<\/a> released by the <strong>National Association of Realtors<\/strong> on Wednesday. According to NAR, rising inflation is to blame for the smaller home buying <a href=\"https:\/\/preprod.realtrends.com\/blog\/how-rising-taxes-inflation-might-impact-u-s-residential-real-estate\/\">budgets<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In March, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/us-inflation-consumer-price-index-march-2022-11649725215\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">inflation accelerated to 8.5%<\/a>, the strongest pace of inflation in 40 years. Due to rising prices, the average consumer in spending $511 more per month compared to a year ago. Annually this works out to $6,132.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Energy commodities, such as fuel oil and motor oil (including gas) saw an inflation rate of 48.2% in March, the steepest growth pace of any category, while the price of energy services rose 32%. These dramatic price increases resulted in nearly one third of the additional $511 consumes are spending each month being spend on energy services and commodities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The price of food rose 8.8% in March, with the prices of food consumed at home rising at an even stronger of 10%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Commodities other than food and energy saw 11.7% price growth, with the largest increase coming from the cost of used cars and trucks (35.3%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Services expenditure also rose increasing 4.7% on average, with airline fares seeing the greatest increase at 24%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, the cost of shelter rose 5% overall, with the rent on primary residences going up 4.4% and equivalent rent on owner-occupied housing up 4.5%. Meanwhile asking rents were up 11% year-over-year based on proprietary data. On average, 32% of consumer spending is spent on shelter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Excluding the cost of shelter, the average consumer is spending an additional $429\/ month, while average weekly wages rose just $212 per month leaving consumers about $217 short per month. Due to this, if a 4.72% mortgage rate is assumed, the average consumer will be looking for a home that is $41,793 less.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The supply of homes priced under $250,000 dwindling. In February 2022, homes priced at $250,000 and below accounted for just 29.5% of existing-home sales, down from 47.5% in January 2020. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Due to this rising inflation, <a href=\"https:\/\/preprod.housingwire.com\/articles\/purchase-mortgages-cross-dreaded-5-threshold\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">higher mortgage rates<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/preprod.housingwire.com\/articles\/home-inventory-uptick-expected-within-6-months\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">low housing inventory<\/a>, NAR chief economist Lawrence Yun expects housing demand to decreased 10% in 2022. Despite this drop off in demand, Yun expects home prices to rise about 5% due to the tight supply of homes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In March, inflation accelerated to 8.5%, the strongest pace of inflation in 40 years. 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