laguna niguel homes: 1 Minute Housing Report - How do Americans View Owning a Home? - 03/18/11 03:13 PM
1 Minute Housing Report
How do Americans view owning a Home?
Last week, Fannie Mae released the National Housing Survey. Here are the survey's more interesting findings.
96% of all homeowners said homeownership has been a positive experience. 84% of Americans still believe that owning a home makes more sense than renting. Even 68% of renters believe owning makes more sense. 64% consider buying a home as a safe investment. Buying a home was considered safer than buying stocks by over three times the number of people (64% vs 17%). 2 in 3 Americans believe that lifestyle benefits of homeownership (65%) … (0 comments)
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laguna niguel homes: One Minute Housing Report ~ It's a Great Time to Sell (and Buy)! - 02/18/11 09:44 PM
Is now a better time to buy a home or to sell a home? The general consensus is that the housing market has hit a long-awaited neutral spot, meaning that prices have somewhat stabilized but could still go down a little or up a little.
It's a good time to sell! If you believe that the banks are holding on to a shadow inventory of homes that will be released on the market causing a downward pressure on prices then it's better to sell now before prices drop.
It's a good time to buy! Home prices have come down drastically from … (2 comments)
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