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The median FAMILY income is about $62k(ish) nationally.
WookieMan says
The median FAMILY income is about $62k(ish) nationally.
Nationally. What's the median where you are?
There are also the crazies in charge of our financial system. Seems one of the clueless ones is retiring and decided to spout some wisdom. She didn't really want to have a 2% inflation target and didn't like the idea of QE,, but wants to sell the Fed's portfolio of mortgage securities soon. That would cause mortgage rates to go even higher causing even less homes to be built and decreasing the loan amount for new buyers to qualify for.
You should read the article to see how clueless the Fed members really are.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/fed-needs-mortgage-backed-securities-183640854.html
... AND they are all like her.
Misc says
There are also the crazies in charge of our financial system. Seems one of the clueless ones is retiring and decided to spout some wisdom. She didn't really want to have a 2% inflation target and didn't like the idea of QE,, but wants to sell the Fed's portfolio of mortgage securities soon. That would cause mortgage rates to go even higher causing even less homes to be built and decreasing the loan amount for new buyers to qualify for.
You should read the article to see how clueless the Fed members really are.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/fed-needs-mortgage-backed-securities-183640854.html
... AND they are all like her.
In your opinion, is there anything wrong with low interest rates?
GNL says
Misc says
There are also the crazies in charge of our financial system. Seems one of the clueless ones is retiring and decided to spout some wisdom. She didn't really want to have a 2% inflation target and didn't like the idea of QE,, but wants to sell the Fed's portfolio of mortgage securities soon. That would cause mortgage rates to go even higher causing even less homes to be built and decreasing the loan amount for new buyers to qualify for.
You should read the article to see how clueless the Fed members really are.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/fed-needs-mortgage-backed-securities-183640854.html
... AND they are all like her.
In y...
I agree with you. Seems Misc and others do not.
Maybe a peak but around Santa Cruz it's still insane.
Bay Area home prices fell more than anywhere else in US last month
zzyzzx says
Bay Area home prices fell more than anywhere else in US last month
Good. The high prices have made life miserable here.
DR Horton Reports 40% DROP in Sales (Housing Crash Denial Spreads)
https://www.reventure.app/blog/dr-horton-reports-40-crash-in-sales-housing-crash-denial-spreads
Don't go after me with crap like this again unless you want to be reamed again and in a harsher way in future.
https://www.sfgate.com/realestate/article/bay-area-housing-market-cooling-17731732.php
Bay Area home prices fell more than anywhere else in US last month
I'll take my chances with a modern, well-built house in Florida.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Seattle/comments/10m0cug/bought_a_house_at_the_peak_nearby_houses_are/
Bought a house at the Peak; nearby houses are going for 600K less than our house
After a certain level of wealth, you can afford fancy hotels for every day of your life; why own a castle in addition to your beach house in Malibu?
Right now is not the time to invest in housing. Prices may continue to climb for a while as it continues to be a tight market. If you are a homebuyer, or a young person looking to buy a home, you need a bit of a reset. We need to get back to a place where supply and demand are back together and where inflation is down low again, and mortgage rates are low again. - Jerome Powell, June 14, 2022
https://www.investmentwatchblog.com/us-median-home-price-drops-12-in-six-months-largest-drop-since-2009/
From the article...
"San Francisco home prices have already fallen 30% from peak.
Denver, Austin, and Phoenix are all pushing 20% drops from peak.
It’s real. It’s happening. It’s not “small”."
He added that we could see the U.S. ultimately turn towards a model with lower total commissions, as is the case in Australia.
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https://finance.yahoo.com/news/pimco-kiesel-called-housing-top-160339396.html?source=patrick.net
Bond manager Mark Kiesel sold his California home in 2006, when he presciently predicted the housing bubble would pop. He bought again in 2012, after U.S. prices fell more than 30% and found a floor.
Now, after a record surge in prices, Kiesel says the time to sell is once again at hand.