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Why Are Home Prices Rising?
From the Desk of Bob Caldwell Why Are Home Prices Rising--Part One Statistics released this spring show that both new and existing home prices have risen significantly over the past twelve months. For example, the census bureau has indicated that the median price of a new home sold in April was $271,600, which was 8.3 percent higher than the previous month and 13.1 percent higher than one year ago. This is interesting news not only because it affects those in the market to purchase a home, but the economy in general.Wealth is created through rising home prices and this wealth has the potential to increase consumer confidence and thus consumer spending. Two questions arise from here--why are home prices rising and will they continue to do so? They are very interesting questions because just a few years back many were predicting that home prices would not recover for decades. In our opinion, it is also no coincidence that rates are rising at a time when home prices are rising and the real estate market gets stronger.
There are four reasons that home prices are increasing. For one, home prices dove down too low during the slump. In many areas the price ... more

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