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Monthly mortgage payments hit an all-time high

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The average national monthly payment on an outstanding home loan reached $2,005 in Q4 2025, up from $1,255 in 2013 and $1,390 in 2021.

The average monthly payment on an outstanding home loan reached $2,005 in the fourth quarter of 2025, according to Realtor.com’s latest data based on FHFA figures. That’s up from $1,255 in 2013 and $1,390 in 2021, a roughly 44% increase over the past four years.

Even with that increase, most homeowners are still sitting at relatively low rates compared with today’s market, a result of pandemic-era loans.

In Q4 2025, 19.7% of outstanding mortgages had rates below 3%, slightly down from 19.8% in the prior quarter. More than half of all mortgages — 50.6% — were still at or below 4%.

At the same time, higher-rate loans are gradually becoming more common. According to the report, 10.6% of mortgages fall in the 5% to 6% range, while 21.9% are at 6% or higher. Overall, about 78% of outstanding mortgages remain below 6%.

The age of existing mortgages shows just how much the 2020–2021 period still defines the market, the report highlights. The largest share of outstanding mortgages is between five and seven years old at 38%, making it the biggest age group in the report. These are mostly borrowers who refinanced during the pandemic and haven’t had a strong reason to move since.

Meanwhile, newer loans make up a smaller piece of the market than they used to. Mortgages less than four years old now account for 32.1% of outstanding loans, down from nearly 60% two years earlier.

Boston Condo Mortgage Payments

As of April 2026, the median monthly mortgage payment in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton metro area is $3,005. However, for active buyers purchasing a condo in 2026, typical monthly costs are closer to $4,855 when considering current interest rates and high local price points

Monthly mortgage payments hit an all-time high

Monthly home payments hit new records last month reaching an all-time high of $2,747, an 11% increase from last year, according to a new Redfin report.

Redfin attributed the rise in housing payments to increasing home prices and continued high mortgage rates. Prices are staying stubbornly high because homebuyer demand continues to outweigh inventory levels – a situation the market continues to bear.

During the four weeks ended April 7, the median home sale price rose 4.5% from last year, approximately $5,000 short of the record high reached in June 2022.

Meanwhile, the typical 30-year fixed mortgage rate was 6.82%, lower than last October’s nearly 8% rates but still more than twice the lows seen during the pandemic.

According to Redfin’s Homebuyer Demand Index, requests for tours and services from Redfin agents are at their highest level since last July. It also shows that tours have increased 33% since the beginning of the year.

However, despite the increase in supply, with a 14% rise in new listings compared to last year in April, inventory remains low compared to a typical spring market. This once again translates to high competition for available homes.

The report also noted elevated mortgage rates continue to drive up monthly housing payments. In April, the daily average mortgage rate reached its highest level since November, something Redfin attributed to the “hotter than expected” March inflation report.

Chen Zhao, Redfin economic research lead said for homebuyers, the latest Consumer Price Index report means “mortgage rates will stay higher for longer because it makes the Fed unlikely to cut interest rates in the next few months.

“Housing costs are likely to continue going up for the near future, but persistently high mortgage rates and rising supply could cool home-price growth by the end of the year, taking some pressure off costs,” Zhao said.

Updated: Boston Real Estate Blog 2026

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