{"id":5995,"date":"2022-07-22T11:37:10","date_gmt":"2022-07-22T16:37:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.morty.com\/resources\/?p=5995"},"modified":"2022-07-22T14:08:00","modified_gmt":"2022-07-22T19:08:00","slug":"affordable-housing-in-2022-yes-in-these-markets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.morty.com\/resources\/the-morty-report\/affordable-housing-in-2022-yes-in-these-markets","title":{"rendered":"Affordable homes in 2022? 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Ultimately, defining what affordability means to you requires an understanding of your own finances and some planning ahead \u2013 great places to start if you haven\u2019t already.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211; Robert Heck, Vice President of Mortgage @&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.morty.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Morty<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile has-white-color has-theme-palette-1-background-color has-text-color has-background\" style=\"grid-template-columns:25% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.morty.com\/mortgage-rates\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.morty.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/rates-1x1-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8885 size-full\"\/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\">Want to know what you can afford?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-1 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-75\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-theme-palette-3-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.morty.com\/mortgage-rates\" style=\"border-radius:100px\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">VIEW Mortgage RATES<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Read more of Robert\u2019s recent insights:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/personal-finance\/mortgages\/should-you-buy-a-home-in-2022-or-wait-3-factors-to-consider\/&amp;sa=D&amp;source=docs&amp;ust=1658440063153740&amp;usg=AOvVaw31rJmn8z6j-jJe97hvNyZX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1001\" height=\"791\" src=\"https:\/\/www.morty.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Group-216-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5996\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.morty.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Group-216-1.png 1001w, https:\/\/www.morty.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Group-216-1-300x237.png 300w, https:\/\/www.morty.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Group-216-1-768x607.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1001px) 100vw, 1001px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/personal-finance\/mortgages\/should-you-buy-a-home-in-2022-or-wait-3-factors-to-consider\/&amp;sa=D&amp;source=docs&amp;ust=1658440063153740&amp;usg=AOvVaw31rJmn8z6j-jJe97hvNyZX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Should You Buy a Home in 2022 or Wait? 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