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Index<br />

220<br />

Figure 2-19<br />

Housing Affordability Index, 1990–2016<br />

200<br />

180<br />

Sep-2016<br />

160<br />

140<br />

120<br />

100<br />

1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015<br />

Note: Index is 100 when the median income family can exactly qualify for a mortgage on a median -priced<br />

home. An index over 100 means that the median income family has more than enough income to qualify<br />

for a mortgage on a median-priced home. Dashed line represents average over 1990–2016. Shading<br />

denotes recession.<br />

Source: National Association of Realtors.<br />

Figure 2-20<br />

Single-Family and Multifamily Housing Starts, 2000–2016<br />

Thousands of Units, Annual Rate<br />

2,250<br />

Total Starts<br />

2,000<br />

1,750<br />

1,500<br />

1,250<br />

1,000<br />

750<br />

500<br />

250<br />

Single-Family<br />

Starts<br />

Multifamily<br />

Starts<br />

Historical Average, 1960-2016<br />

Oct-2016<br />

0<br />

2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016<br />

Note: Shading denotes recession.<br />

Source: Census Bureau.<br />

The Year in Review and the Years Ahead | 103

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