The opposing gap between the two is a signal of
the overall health of the housing market, as well as the potential for short supply to, if marginally, improve.
«Affordability is a key metric in determining
the overall health of a housing market as it largely represents the barrier to entry for first - time home buyers,» said Alex Villacorta, Ph.D., vice president of research and analytics at Clear Capital, in the report.
Not exact matches
Professor Robert Shiller, Professor
of Economics at Yale University, and David Blitzer, Managing Director and Chairman
of the Index Committee at S&P Dow Jones Indices, discussed the
overall health of the U.S. residential
housing market and those factors that could impact the pace
of recent home price increases during a live S&P Dow Jones Indices -LSB-...]
In last week's report on September existing - home sales, according to Yun, there are many positive indicators showing that the
housing market's
overall health continues to improve as we near the end
of 2016.
Stock
market gains are another factor in the current state
of housing, and an indicator
of overall economic
health.
Having said that, if
housing inventory continues rising, it should help alleviate some
of the recent pressure on prices, as well as homebuyer» confidence in the
market's
health overall.
Having said that, if
housing inventory continues rising, it should help alleviate some
of the recent pressure on prices, as well as homebuyers» confidence in the
market's
health overall.