«The pace of home value appreciation we experienced during much of last year was not sustainable, and a slow glide path down to a more
normal appreciation rate has been expected for some time,» says Terrazas.
Not exact matches
«The market should continue its slow march back to
normal, as annual (price)
appreciation rates fall to more sustainable levels around 3 percent,» said Stan Humphries, chief economist at real estate data provider Zillow.
«Demand and prices had been increasing at unsustainable
rates,» says Larry Seay, chief financial officer of Meritage Homes Corp. «It is good for the industry to take a little breather, let the land market moderate, and get to a more
normal rate of growth and house - price
appreciation.»
But the level of price
appreciation is above a
normal rate, mostly due to an imbalance in the number of homes for - sale and high demand.
In other words, price growth is slowing to a more «
normal»
rate of
appreciation.
The latest readings reflect a slow but steady march toward historically
normal appreciation and interest
rates, producing an HOI typical of the period before the mid-2000s boom.