In April 2019, 42 percent of homeowners had to spend less on essential items such as food and utilities to afford their mortgage payments in the United States, up from 37 percent in August 2018. Fewer homeowners reported changing how much they spent on non-essential items in that period.
Share of homeowners who had to make selected changes to afford their mortgage payments in the United States in August 2018 and April 2019
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Freddie Mac. (June 26, 2019). Share of homeowners who had to make selected changes to afford their mortgage payments in the United States in August 2018 and April 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1036469/changes-homeowners-made-to-afford-mortgage-payments-usa/
Freddie Mac. "Share of homeowners who had to make selected changes to afford their mortgage payments in the United States in August 2018 and April 2019." Chart. June 26, 2019. Statista. Accessed May 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1036469/changes-homeowners-made-to-afford-mortgage-payments-usa/
Freddie Mac. (2019). Share of homeowners who had to make selected changes to afford their mortgage payments in the United States in August 2018 and April 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1036469/changes-homeowners-made-to-afford-mortgage-payments-usa/
Freddie Mac. "Share of Homeowners Who Had to Make Selected Changes to Afford Their Mortgage Payments in The United States in August 2018 and April 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jun 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1036469/changes-homeowners-made-to-afford-mortgage-payments-usa/
Freddie Mac, Share of homeowners who had to make selected changes to afford their mortgage payments in the United States in August 2018 and April 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1036469/changes-homeowners-made-to-afford-mortgage-payments-usa/ (last visited May 19, 2024)
Share of homeowners who had to make selected changes to afford their mortgage payments in the United States in August 2018 and April 2019 [Graph], Freddie Mac, June 26, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1036469/changes-homeowners-made-to-afford-mortgage-payments-usa/