http://activerain.com/blogs/martucci en-us http://activerain.com/blogsview/30894/is-washington-dc-real-estate-headed-higher-or-lower- Many people have said real estate in the Washington, DC area is headed for a further fall.&nbsp; Some people have emotional reasons, and some people have reasoning based on what they deem to be valid research. I have also heard people talk about why real estate in the Washington, DC area will be stable, and that values may even continue to rise strongly.&nbsp; The positive news seems to be based on strong local employment growth, a strong economy, and&nbsp; belief in a city that has undergone spectacular growth and gentrification. And the negative news seems to be based on the fact that prices have simply gotten too high.&nbsp; People have said that real estate prices by any measure are simply too high, measures such as rents, income, history, cyclical prices, and most importantly inflation.&nbsp; Real estate typically increases about 1% above the rate of inflation historically. The recent real estate boom in the first half of this decade has shown real estate that has annually gone 20% above inflation.&nbsp; Some economists say that this is simply unsupportable and unsustainable.&nbsp; They say that the market must adjust back to normal inflation adjusted real estate returns, and give back some or much of the recent gains.&nbsp; What is your opinion on where the real estate market in Washington, DC will go in the next few years, and why?<br /> GetLoans.com Mon, 01 Jan 2007 12:08:01 -0600 http://activerain.com/blogsview/30894/is-washington-dc-real-estate-headed-higher-or-lower- http://activerain.com/blogsview/30892/does-the-media-hurt-the-real-estate-industry-by-over-hyping-negative-real-estate-stories-and-talking-about-the-possibility-of-a-real-estate-bubble- I have heard many people say that the media is largely responsible for any negative opinion on real estate in the local Washington, DC area. They seem to suggest that if it were not for the media that the real estate market may be more stable and upbeat.&nbsp; But if this is so, should the media have been quiet when the real estate market was booming 20 to 30% a year?&nbsp; Was the media responsible for helping to run up prices in the boom years of real estate?&nbsp; Or did real estate boom for sound reasons? Some people believe that the media are simply reporting the facts and helping to inform people, and some people believe the media helps to sway opinion.&nbsp; What is your opinion?<br /> GetLoans.com Mon, 01 Jan 2007 11:58:09 -0600 http://activerain.com/blogsview/30892/does-the-media-hurt-the-real-estate-industry-by-over-hyping-negative-real-estate-stories-and-talking-about-the-possibility-of-a-real-estate-bubble-