Richmond, Virginia Home Price-to-Income Ratios
The second chart shows a history of the ratio as an index calculated from the Federal Housing Finance Agency's Richmond HPI series. Median household income data for Richmond is from the Census American Community Survey.
Price-to-Income Index Ratio: FHFA
Note: Index set to 100 in Q1 of 2000
Richmond, Virginia Home Price-to-Income Ratio History
| Date | FHFA (Index Ratio) |
|---|---|
| September 2011 | 129.1 |
| June 2011 | 129.8 |
| March 2011 | 132.2 |
| December 2010 | 137.0 |
| September 2010 | 137.8 |
| June 2010 | 137.8 |
| March 2010 | 139.6 |
| December 2009 | 140.8 |
| September 2009 | 142.0 |
Richmond, Virginia Home Price-to-Rent Ratios
The chart below shows an index of the rent ratio calculated from the metro FHFA HPI series and the Richmond median contract rent data from the Census ACS.
Price-to-Rent Index Ratio: FHFA
Note: Index set to 100 in Q1 of 2000
Richmond, Virginia Home Price-to-Rent Ratio History
| Date | FHFA (Index Ratio) |
|---|---|
| September 2011 | 104.3 |
| June 2011 | 104.8 |
| March 2011 | 106.7 |
| December 2010 | 110.6 |
| September 2010 | 111.3 |
| June 2010 | 111.3 |
| March 2010 | 112.7 |
| December 2009 | 115.8 |
| September 2009 | 116.8 |
Richmond, Virginia Inferred Affordable Mortgage
The inferred affordable mortgage value is determined by taking the median household income for Richmond, Virginia and calculating the mortgage 30% of that income could afford. Traditionally, 30% of income is the maximum amount a homeowner could use towards a home loan. Inferred affordable loan values are calculated from ACS median household income and average monthly mortgage rates.
Inferred Affordable Mortgage
Richmond, Virginia Inferred Affordable Mortgage History
| Date | Inferred Mortgage |
|---|---|
| November 2011 | $290,061 |
| October 2011 | $287,277 |
| September 2011 | $285,900 |
| August 2011 | $280,489 |
| July 2011 | $271,381 |
| June 2011 | $272,655 |
| May 2011 | $268,548 |
| April 2011 | $262,409 |
| March 2011 | $262,409 |
| February 2011 | $259,123 |
| January 2011 | $264,839 |
| December 2010 | $266,375 |
| November 2010 | $279,491 |
1. Specifically, home prices are from the non seasonally adjusted FHFA all-transactions quarterly series. Dollar ratios are calculated using NAR metro prices when available. Rent and income data are from the Census ACS and are carried forward into the following year prior to release of the new data. ↩