1) Household Growth 2) Household Income Growth 3) Decreases in Mortgage Rates 4) Expectations of
Future Increases in Home Prices
Not exact matches
Instead, they should save the money for the time
in the
future when State Funding begins to falter — either due to
home price increases or
home price decreases.
We don't have to worry about
future electricity
price increases because we included it
in our
home mortgage when the
home was built and our mortgage is fixed for 30 years.»
48 Growing Energy & Environmental Concerns 58 % of Americans rank «dealing with the nation's energy problem» as a top priority
in 2006, up from 40 %
in 2003 87 % of Americans cite
home heating and energy
prices as a «very big» or «big» problem for the nation's economy 88 % of US adults respond that «energy efficient» was very important
in their electronics, appliance, lighting and heating / cooling equipment purchases Gallup polls: Americans» concerns about environmental issues have
increased more than 10 percentage points between 2004 and 2006 The LOHAS Consumer Report: 91 % of people are
in total agreement with the statement «I care about protecting the environment» ABC News / Washington Post Poll: 79 % of Americans think global warming poses a serious threat to
future generations Source: AP Source: NASA
Sacha Ferrandi, founder and principal of Source Capital Funding, a real estate finance company that operates
in Minnesota, California and Arizona, says that one of the easiest ways to
increase the
future selling
price of a
home is to improve its curb appeal.
Looking at the graph, it seems that when the percentage of
homes with
increasing values is high (above ~ 66 %) or is
increasing fast (up several percentage points
in a month),
home prices tend to
increase — or continue to
increase —
in the
future.
Compare Zillow's «Percent of Homes
Increasing in Value» to the «Case - Shiller
Home Price Index» to get a feel for whether it's a good leading indicator of future home price tre
Home Price Index» to get a feel for whether it's a good leading indicator of future home price tr
Price Index» to get a feel for whether it's a good leading indicator of
future home price tre
home price tr
price trends.
Even small
increases in mortgage rates and
home prices can have a large impact on your
future monthly mortgage payment!
«Builder confidence
increased by solid margins
in every region of the country
in July as views of current sales conditions, prospects for
future sales and traffic of prospective buyers all improved,» says Barry Rutenberg, chairman of the National Association of
Home Builders (NAHB) and a home builder from Gainesville, Fla. «This is greater evidence that the housing market has turned the corner as more buyers perceive the benefits of purchasing a newly built home while interest rates and prices are so favorable.&ra
Home Builders (NAHB) and a
home builder from Gainesville, Fla. «This is greater evidence that the housing market has turned the corner as more buyers perceive the benefits of purchasing a newly built home while interest rates and prices are so favorable.&ra
home builder from Gainesville, Fla. «This is greater evidence that the housing market has turned the corner as more buyers perceive the benefits of purchasing a newly built
home while interest rates and prices are so favorable.&ra
home while interest rates and
prices are so favorable.»
However, a decrease of more than 20 percent
in the inventory of
homes compared to the same quarter last year is significant and may be an indication of
price increases in the
future.»