Dual-income households: Could you afford your mortgage on a single salary?

Hometap reports that maintaining a mortgage on a single income requires assessing total homeownership costs beyond the mortgage, including taxes, insurance, and repairs. A change in circumstances—a divorce, the death of a spouse, a job loss, a growing family—can turn a two-income household into a one-income household overnight. For homeowners, that shift raises a difficult question: Can the house be maintained on a single paycheck? [1]

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1. katytimes.com · Dual-income households: Could you afford your mortgage on a single salary? Aug 21, 2026

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