The Future of Home-Price Appreciation

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Most of us buying cars that ranges from 20k to 80k, and after 5 years of their use which depreciates mostly 60-80%. It is not odd that many of us paying for finance products that worth less than what we owe. Now, this happened once in a two decade with housing and the owners got panic.But we need to understand that it is real estate that has a good likelihood of recovering from the depreciation than any other product we finance.
Unfortunately, the housing market recovery has taken longer than expected but eventually the avg mind will come to the senses. There are verious reasons one can argue for a fast track housing market rebound.
1) Deflated US dollar- The US dollar has deflated about 20% against major currencies in last 3 years. The inflation tsunami is awaiting.
2) Lowest Interest Rates -
3) Canadian Recovery - Canada made a V shape recovery in 2009 and sustained the housing growth in 2010.
4) The financial markets that brought down the economy in 2007 are now the leading the stock market through out the last quarter of 2010.
5) For media perspective, the recession topic is over matured and boring. The less we hear about it the sooner our psychology will change.
6) The pace of newer houses construction has been considerably down for 2 years. Sooner, the long awaiting consumers will move forward with house purchasing, this will lower the housing inventory and possibly bring bring the V shape like recovery.

Alik of NJ 1:50PM December 25, 2010

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not important of MI 8:32PM May 07, 2010

Didn't it say 1 to 2% above inflation rates? So we are looking at 4-5% average growth.

Matt of CA 6:31PM April 07, 2010

Should make it clear its 200K under water

Micki of CA 4:02PM March 26, 2010

My home is $200 underwater and Iam 58 years old. At 1-2% appreciation, it will not recover its original value by the time I retire and I wont be able to afford the Mortgage Payment on my retirement income. Should I leave now and forclose and save that money for retirment?

Micki of CA 4:01PM March 26, 2010

So, if I were to be say... 50k upside down in a home, and we're talking 1-2 % appreciation in home prices per year, then I might hit a break even price in like 17 or so years? I guess that wouldn't include monthly payments, but still.. That's a long time.

isaac of AZ 7:44PM March 19, 2010

Just like all real estate, location is everything. Our rural home never lost value because ag land prices are rising and our location of our retirement property has averaged a 7% rise in value every year for the past two decades. 2008 was the slowest growth, only 1%. Waterfront property continues to climb in value and price.

tom of WI 5:36PM March 15, 2010

I don't know what all the doom and gloom is about regarding adjustable mortgages. Mine adjusted in July and my payment went down $200!

Kristen in Minneapolis of MN 12:50PM March 11, 2010

Historically, Real Estate moves in a vast, sea change cyclical pattern as do most markets. Historically it takes 9-10 years from top of boom to bottom of bust and Vice Versa. Since we hit the top in late 2006, history dictates that we have until 2016 when we hit bottom. Despite what the optimists say-myself included (I'm a Realtor), history dictates this pattern. Will of MO is exactly right with the ARM resetting comment, but we are seeing that adjustable mortgage payments are less of a factor in default than being upside down without equity.
-Sky Minor
www.skyminor.com

Sky Minor of CA 10:49PM March 10, 2010

Do not even start again. We have lost almost every thing in real estate. Thank God some is left. The top most casualty is "trust".
When the very people, those who brought these dubious financial products are Scott free, why should we trust these systems to begin with.
They simply duped the state, and they will do it again.
The scam nation has spread the scam world all around the globe, and there will never be any end to this misery, till some thing very sad takes place again. Such as another crises of this nature that tore nations apart and left millions worried.
Shame on them

aj duggal of FL 8:44PM March 10, 2010