Settling Dust from the Housing Bust?

  The Q4 edition of the Home Price Expectations Survey was completed last week by Pulsenomics and was published today by Zillow (we administer this quarterly survey to an expert panel comprised of more than 100 economists, housing experts, and market strategists). Although ten percent of the experts who opined believe that housing market conditions…

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Is Owning a Home Necessary to Live The American Dream?

  The majority of households say “yes”, according to the latest U.S. Housing Confidence Survey. However, responses vary considerably by metro area as well as tenure type (i.e., homeowners vs. renters). “Some say that owning a home is necessary to live The Good Life and The American Dream. Do you agree? Or disagree?” (% of…

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Home Affordability Conundrum

  The latest U.S. Housing Confidence Survey finds that two-thirds (66%) of renters in 20 large metro areas are confident, or somewhat confident, that they will be able to afford to own a home in the future. This is encouraging–especially given the lack of real (inflation-adjusted) wage growth in recent years, tight mortgage credit market…

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Dream On: Renters Aspire to Buy Soon

  U.S. Housing Confidence Survey: More than one-third (36%) of all renter respondents say they expect to buy a home within the next two years. Although their optimism is inspiring, the majority of these renters will travel a longer path to homeownership. The 36 percent figure extrapolated to the national level translates to an average…

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In Some Pricey Housing Markets, Selling Sentiment is High

  Latest U.S. Housing Confidence Survey: the majority of owner-occupied household heads across 20 large metro areas says that now is a good time to sell a home. However, a geographic analysis reveals significant disparities. Note: most of the cities with a below-average number of homeowners who agree that now is a good time to…

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