Market Report ยท May 2026
ZIP 33144 โ Westchester
๐ Miami Metro ยท Florida
74
๐ก WARM
Balanced market ยท 20 avg days on market
Property tax ~0.97%/yr
Mortgage Breakdown โ 33144
Median Home Price$520,000
20% Down Payment$104,000
Loan Amount$416,000
P&I at 6.7%$2,684/mo
Property Tax Est.$420/mo
Total PITI$3,320/mo
Income Needed (36% DTI)$110,666/yr
Educational purposes only. Market data estimated from public sources. Not financial advice.
The other half of the answer
Prices tell you what a house costs here. They do not tell you whether a lender will approve the loan — and that varies more than almost anyone realises.
29.4%
of FHA applications denied in Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL, 2025 · national 22.1%
DHI Mortgage Company, LTD.
14.8% United Wholesale Mortgage
23.5% Lennar Mortgage, LLC
27.6% Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC
70.6% A 55.8-point spread between the busiest FHA lenders in this metro.
Loans under $150K denied at 68.2% versus 27.1% above $250K.
CFPB HMDA 2025, computed by FinanceRateCalc. Covers the highest-volume lenders published for this market, not all lenders. Rates reflect applicant mix as well as lender practice — historical observations, not predictions. CC BY 4.0, not independently reproduced.
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