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What is Going to Happen to the Housing Market Next Year 2014
What is Going to Happen to the Housing Market Next Year 2014 At just about every get together, and especially every holiday party this year, I get stopped and cornered for a question and answer session on what is going to happen to the housing market next year 2014.  I expect these quizzes and really enjoy sharing various statistics, industry trends, and the actual current market conditions in Agoura Hills, Oak Park, Westlake Village and Thousand Oaks.
The discussion can be from the very surface to the deep numbers, depending on the audience.
Generally speaking, in my opinion, there are 3 major factors to pay attention to next year that will affect the housing market right on its face.
1.  Interest Rates.  The government bond buyback program (i.e. quantitative easing) has been ongoing for over two years and has had the expected result of keeping interest rates low and in check. The government has been purchasing approximately $85 billion in bonds a month to free up bank balance sheets and allow them to lend more more at lower rates, with the fed fund rate charged to banks remaining at zero. Various experts have predicted an interest rate increase through 2014 to ... more

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