More than half of mortgage holders say they’re ‘house poor,’ others struggle to make monthly payment

More than half of mortgage holders in the U.S. consider themselves “house poor” according to a new study. Online financial marketplace LendingTree surveyed 2,000 U.S. consumers ages 18 to 80 from Aug. 5 to 9, 2026 asking them about their mortgage payments and how it impacts their daily lives.