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Wanting to Buy a House vs. Being Able To

Older, More Cautious First-Time Buyers “Low interest rates and relatively low prices can take the housing market only so far. For the market to truly heal, the economy must also heal.” –“Who Wants to Buy a House“; The New York Times (9/28/2013) My clients know that I regard the housing market as a dependent variable,...
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“2016 . . . 2016 . . . Do I hear 2017?”

Upping (Lowering?) the Ante In my post, “2015 Housing Prediction,” I poked fun at prognosticators who try to stand out from the crowd by seeing who can make the most audacious housing call. In fact, the housing market lends itself to two such forecasts:  1) calling the bottom; and 2) calling the top. In light of what appears...
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