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2 May 2018 | 90 replies
You can still calculate for it, it just has little purpose or not the best metric for predicting future profits.
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14 December 2018 | 26 replies
Now no one can predict or time market corrections, so do your research and buy the place when you find the right one.
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11 March 2011 | 22 replies
Three years ago I would have predicted we would already be trending upward, if only slightly.
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22 October 2008 | 0 replies
Obviously one can never absolutely predict any sort of property value increase.
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1 January 2009 | 73 replies
No one can predict the future, that is why we look at the past.
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28 April 2011 | 9 replies
Of course this could also motivate banks to start releasing their shadow inventory at a greater rate, meeting demand and causing prices to stabilize.In sum, it’s anyone’s guess, but it’s clear (to me at least) that basic supply and demand economics are too simplistic to predict the relationship between interest rates and home prices.The sources for this chart are:30 Year Interest Rates from Freddie Mac (averaged by quarter): http://www.freddiemac.com/pmms/pmms30.htmHome prices from John Shiller’s “Irrational Exuberance†website: http://www.irrationalexuberance.com/
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5 October 2012 | 17 replies
Hey all - I was curious about your thoughts and predictions for the real estate / housing market for 2012.
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16 March 2012 | 36 replies
I'm not sure how well they will fare in the 3 feet of snow you've been predicting. ;)
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28 April 2012 | 14 replies
While I believe observations about larger markets are somewhat useful to make predictions about the economy in general I believe to make money in real estate you need to pay attention to what is happening in your local market.
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31 July 2012 | 2 replies
My prediction is that bank lending in the U.S. will tighten up even more, as the European debt crisis worsens.