Notable Numbers From June 2018

1.5 percentage points

How far a county’s fertility rate fell among 25- to 29-year-old women, on average, for every 10 percentage points its home values rose.

2.9 percent

How much of a boost the typical U.S. home can get by having a front door painted black.

$38,856

How much homeowners who sold in 2017 gained, at the median. The past two years (2016 and 2017) were the highest-gaining years for home sellers since 2007.

9 percent

How far below their pre-crisis peak values homes are in markets with the most vacation homes. By contrast, home values in markets with the smallest share of vacation homes are now 14 percent above their peaks.

17.1 percent

The monthly mortgage payment on a typical U.S. home required this share of median income in the first quarter 2018. The last time the mortgage burden was this large was in the second quarter 2009.

75 percent

Share of survey respondents who said there should be limits on how much rents can change in a given year. Despite its popularity among the general public, there are strong reasons to take a cautious tack when it comes to rent control.

1.72 million

The number of existing (as opposed to new) homes on the market in May, down 6.2 percent from a year earlier.

20.2 percent

Share of stay-at-home parents who were fathers in 2017. That share has been steadily rising since 2007.

$1,440

Median monthly U.S. rent in May, up 2.1 percent from a year earlier. Home values rose 8.1 percent to $216,000.