WatchOkay, this is my first posted Real Estate Discussion, please feel free to tear apart at will. I expect nothing less.
Articles like this irritate me, so I thought I would take quotes from the article and write my housing bear thoughts, which the article did evoke.
1.) "Joe {Last Name}, a real estate agent in the Minneapolis suburb of Eden Prairie, said he recently concluded a streak of 13 consecutive bidding wars over homes that his clients wanted to buy. Each sold above the asking price."
-- I just don't buy these stories and every time there is an opportunity to search for the sales record I can't find it.
2.) "Millions of people remain underwater" & "Millions of families still face forclosure"
-- So how in the hell is there a housing recovery and / or bottom?
3.) "Our sense is that the market is recovering"
-- Well, isn't that reassuring. Data? A thread of evidence?
4.) "The trend is clear in the data. The widely respected S.&P./Case-Shiller index reported earlier this week that sales prices for existing homes rose in April for the first time this year." & "Indeed, in a growing number of areas demand for homes is outstripping supply."
-- Yes, that is true. There is no inventory. Why? Please refer to # 2
5.) "This is the fourth consecutive year that the housing market has shown signs of revival, and each previous episode ended with prices renewing their downward slide."
-- And this year is different because?
6.) "Government efforts to help homeowners have intensified, allowing more borrowers to refinance or avoid foreclosure."
-- Yes.
7.) "The influx of investors is a major reason that the market is looking stronger"
-- Really? Ok, in what way? True, Wall Street is a cash cow for a few.
8.) "And the rise in prices is happening despite the vast number of vacant houses awaiting buyers, up to two million more than the normal level, with several million more houses still at risk of being foreclosed."
-- Again, this indicates a recovery?
9.) "There are still reasons for caution."
-- Agreed.
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Oh my David, David, DAVID. How can you question this when, as the information comes (sez so in the article) from REAL ESTATE PROFESSIONALS. They have extraordinary powers to explain things to house suckers, oops er I mean house shoppers.. you see like this ----->“Our sense is that the market is recovering”. Ahh doesn’t that make you feel good… recovery is always good. -nod nod- All this talk about unemployment and collapsing economies around the world is meaningless!!! Now get out there black cat and make some Real Estate Professionals proud, BUY BUY BUY A HOUSE BOOMBACHICAWOWWOW.
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It's very simple. If they don't sell a house, the Realtor doesn't get paid. Do that long enough and said used house salesperson may find himself back selling used cars.
It's always a great time to buy.
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Methinks the bottom next year will be more bottomer then the bottom this year.
"Risk of foreclosure looms over 700,000 Californians"
"Report finds nearly 100,000 Bay Area homeowners delinquent on mortgages"
http://www.baycitizen.org/housing/story/report-700000-californians-risk/
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David9:'Each sold above the asking price."
I've been following For Sale & Sold prices in my area for 18 mos.
It has astounded me at the # of houses that sold for more than the asking price. WTF!
In any auction A bids $100 then B should bid $90 then C should bid $80. Are people trying to make the seller & auctioneer rich by biding higher. WTF! again.
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Notice how these Realtards aways say "home" vs "house". I guess that means you can't have a home if you rent.
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pazuzu, I would click 'like' to your NAR advertisment upload from 2006, but there is no 'wow' or 'omg' option.
That is quite an eye opener. thx.
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The reality is that house prices in the SF bay area (I have been focusing on 95124 and 95125) have been climbing since April. Both low inventory (for several months now) and the summer contribute to multiple bids and over-the-asking prices. I hope this is only seasonal as there are currently lots of monkeys out there with huge arsenal of coconuts :-)
Anyone on the low inventory???
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yes, the NAR has posted stupid "buy now" advertisings forever. I made all kinds of fun of them on zillow in 2006, 2007, etc.
BUT there is a danger to the permabear mentalitiy exhibited on here, and several posters evidence it over and over>
"The NAR was wrong in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, so they must be wrong now..."
The call of a bottom won't always be wrong, and instead of the knee jerk reaction the permabears have, they would be better advised to study the economic conditions and measurements that cause house prices to rise and fall: Supply versus demand. PERIOD. What should happen, what could happen, those mean nothing. You measure the supply of homes for sale, and demand in number of sales occuring, days on market etc. factor in number of future foreclosure filings, and the next six months price change is no longer a mystery.
In Phoenix, and many markets in california, the predictive numbers turned a long time ago, and now prices are doing what they should. Arguing they aren't is simply foolish.
Maybe the million dollar up market has a long way to go down still, but it is also quite clear from numerous posters on here who are actively trying to buy, that the entry level has made a turn.
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Crashing Housing says
Hello permabear Anti-housing propaganda spreader.
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robertoaribas says
Problem is, the supply is kept low, artificially. This is the same as price fixing. This is exactly why, prices have been pretty much flat for the last 3 years. In the old Soviet Union, prices of everything never changed for 20 years. This is what we now have in housing - Back to the USSRE!
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dunnross says
this theory is basically BS, in many markets, but go ahead and use it for your rational for not buying if that's what you psychologically need.
In Phoenix, NTR filings are 40% of what they were 2 years ago, and the bank log of foreclosed homes has plummeted. The next six months, guaranteed, there will be no price declines in the $300K market.
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ArtimusMaxtor says
That doughnut makes me randy.
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robertoaribas says
In Arizona, 63.1% of modified mortgages are re-defaulting after 18months or less.
This is an alarming rate, and 99% of these will wind up in foreclosure. Additionally, there are lots of distressed sellers who are sitting on the sidelines, waiting for prices to rise. As soon as this happens, there will be lots of eager sellers, putting a ceiling on any further price appreciation.
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robertoaribas says
If I was in Phoenix I would by a house because it makes since and they are cheep. However, if you are in the Silicon Valley like Dunnross and I it is pretty big gamble to buy now. You talk about declines in the 300K market are not going to happen, well my market the 300K market are 2/1 in the not so nice neighborhoods.
In a way I think both of you are correct, it is just that the Phoenix and BA market are very different and really can not be compared.
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windsurfer says
It appears you know Supply side. I will suggest making closer study who is on Demand side.
Understanding both sides is needed for future prediction.
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They say:
"It's a great time to buy or sell a home".
I mean, they claim it's a good investment. Can you imagine a stock broker saying:
"It's a great time to buy or sell AT&T".
:D. I mean really, that would be transparently stupid. But somehow, the NAR gets away with it. Some people believe that crap.
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It is a great time to eat a realtor
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APOCALYPSEDUCK is Shostakovich says
Do I get 6% regardless of whether they eat you or you eat them?
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David9 says
Earlier today, I driving and listening to an AM "Financial" show, they were interviewing a Space Coast (FL) Realwhore who made the same "Getting multiple bids" BS.
She also trotted out the "3 months of increasing sales" (which we've seen before nationally and in many locales, only to reverse again) BS and the "You'll regret not buying when blood is in the streets."
The blood in the streets will begin when the Boomers who DO still have jobs go to sell their 3-4 bed/2 baths in the burbs to fund their retirement - and realize there are no buyers, and the $300-500k they planned on for it ain't comin'.
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Well these days with unstable employment, buying real estate is way too risky especially in overpriced bay area. I am waiting few more years, saving and will find job where I can work remote and move to south Florida.
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tclement says
Well if you don't buy now you will be priced out and if you don't sell now no one will buy your home later because they will be priced out.... do the math.
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thunderlips11 says
Right. I'm not comfortable buying unless I know I have a reasonable chance of selling it, 1.) Period, just being able too. 2.) Near the price I paid for it.
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Here in Sonoma County the low end is on fire. Winning bids are all cash or at least 50% down. 18 offers in one case, many go for above the appraised value. This is the $250k-$400k range. There is more or less normal activity up to $650k where it drops off dramatically. There is very low inventory except in the $1MM-$2MM range, where there is a glut. I suspect we are seeing people buy who are trying to preserve capital instead of chasing yield.
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Stop calling people Liars unless you are actively looking to purchase a home.
You really don't understand pricing until it's your money your plunking down for a house. For example, I need a three-four bedroom home with two living spaces a large backyard in a relatively safe area (if you can call Oakland Safe). Six months ago I could have found a house having 2,000-2,500sf. well within my price range. Now I am looking at paying over $100,000 MORE for a 1,200-1,650sf house with a smaller yard. I am also being out bid on the nicer homes for sale. This is a FACT. You don't know Jack diddly until you actually look.
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This market is absolutely being manipulated.
The Banks are hording their supply of foreclosed houses.
Foreign Investors are buying up houses in the US.
American's with money are buying houses for rentals.
Investment firms are buying foreclosures in bulk.
And now I'm noticing articles popping up about the poor home owner who needs a mortgage reduction.
Rents will continue to rise, underwater home owners will be bailed out, investor will dominate in the housing market (they already do), Banks will
release one house at a time (same as burning all the empty houses ~Greenspan~) average people will continue to pay exorbitant prices for a basic necessity of life.
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I agree.
I called a very well known bank where I keep money and asked if they had foreclosures or REO's and had to fight like crazy to get someone on the phone. Finally, after days on end, someone called back.
I knew prices in S. Florida had plummeted and were still going down, but after talking a while to the lady from the bank, she was got really irritated when I told her the prices she quoted over the phone were the same or higher than in R.E. offices around town.
In other words, they didn't want to budge even for one of their bank customers who was ready to plunk down a lot of cash on a home. Maybe they'll always be banksters and our country is getting fatter, dumber and sicker (health-wise and many other ways). In housing, we're playing an "adult" version of musical chairs and the media is calling the shots by confusing everyone.
Yep, America the brave. Lock up your houses, your cars, the bathrooms (yeah, remember when you didn't need a key to get into a bathroom?) and everything else. Don't let your kids play outside and watch them 24/7. Are we really still a free country or simply a country being manipulated so well that we think we're free....
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Another Bank backed investment firm entering market:
Job Title
Acquisition Analyst
Job Summary
Leading, well-capitalized, national single-family buy and hold firm seeking an Acquisition Analyst for its Southern California office. We specialize in acquiring single-family assets with a long-term buy and hold strategy.
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Puts you in charge.
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David9 says
How about this...
I bought my house about a year ago...for $XX - on my street there were two identical homes for sale, same sqft, same lot, similar floorplan in similar shape...they sold within 1 month for $XX + 10% more than we paid for ours. Obviously, interest rates are more than 1 point lower now, but...no landslide crash going on here.
Look guys, we were right in 2007, 2008, 2009...maybe 2010...but any crash has an end to it, just like every bubble has an end. It goes both ways and housing is friggin' cheap as of now. Does that mean there isn't an overpriced home out there? No. Does it mean you can find a decent home for what you pay in rent for it? YES.
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SubOink says
There is absolutely no difference between now and 2008. The same sheeple fools who bought at the peak, in 2005-2006, foreclosed, and are now back in the market buying, using FHA loans, margined to the gills. Anybody who proposes that this time is any different, is either joining the ranks of these sheeple fools or is a realtard.
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How can they buy if their home was foreclosed on in 2006 -- it takes a long time for their credit to be restored after a foreclosure.
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Musica2 says
I know people who got back into the market after 3 years. Some couples even get a "fake" divorce, just to get back into this giant Ponzi scheme.
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dunnross says
If you call prices being 30-60% less no difference then yes, no difference...
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SubOink says
Although the prices are less, the attitude is exactly the same as it was at the height of the boom. It's amazing that after 5 years since the crash, people have already forgotten the crash, most still think that RE is a good investment, trust realtors, and ready to plunge into this market, head first, when realtors tell them that both prices and interest rates will not stay this low for long. Just, this fact, alone, is enough to keep any intelligent person out of the market.
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Dunnross addressed the people but not the other factors effecting home prices. I would also like to to when she thinks prices will fall to affordable levels.
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Carolyn C says
As I pointed out on numerous occasions, before, prices need to be "ridiculously cheap", and not, just "affordable", before a bottom can be declared. There is no way we could have a mega-bubble like the one we had in 2006, end up with prices just being "affordable". Right now, Phoenix is "affordable", but it's not "ridiculously cheap". Bay Area is not even "affordable", so it has a very very long time to go, before, the bottom is in. In 2006, at the height of a market, almost anyone with a pulse could "afford" to buy, because of lax lending standards. This could happen again, but, this time, it will be because of low prices. In 2006 the sheeple bought, but they couldn't hold on to the house. When the bottom is finally in, the sheeple will be able to buy, once again, but they will be too scared.