This statistic shows the level of difficulty of qualifying for a mortgage according to adults in the United States in the fourth quarter 2019, by urbanity. The majority of respondents who were living in urban areas at time of the survey believed that it was very difficult or somewhat difficult to afford a mortgage at their current financial situation, while only one fifth thought it was not difficult at all.
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National Association of Realtors. (January 9, 2020). Level of difficulty of qualifying for a mortgage according to adults in the United States in Q4 2019, by urbanity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 18, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/609070/perception-of-own-mortgage-affordability-us-by-urbanity/
National Association of Realtors. "Level of difficulty of qualifying for a mortgage according to adults in the United States in Q4 2019, by urbanity." Chart. January 9, 2020. Statista. Accessed June 18, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/609070/perception-of-own-mortgage-affordability-us-by-urbanity/
National Association of Realtors. (2020). Level of difficulty of qualifying for a mortgage according to adults in the United States in Q4 2019, by urbanity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 18, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/609070/perception-of-own-mortgage-affordability-us-by-urbanity/
National Association of Realtors. "Level of Difficulty of Qualifying for a Mortgage According to Adults in The United States in Q4 2019, by Urbanity." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Jan 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/609070/perception-of-own-mortgage-affordability-us-by-urbanity/
National Association of Realtors, Level of difficulty of qualifying for a mortgage according to adults in the United States in Q4 2019, by urbanity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/609070/perception-of-own-mortgage-affordability-us-by-urbanity/ (last visited June 18, 2025)
Level of difficulty of qualifying for a mortgage according to adults in the United States in Q4 2019, by urbanity [Graph], National Association of Realtors, January 9, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/609070/perception-of-own-mortgage-affordability-us-by-urbanity/
