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Are Home Values Really Overinflated by Audyn Quintana, PRMG

March 7, 2018 by Molly Kust Leave a Comment

Last week, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) released their most recent Existing Home Sales Report. According to the report:

“The median existing-home price for all housing types in January was $240,500, up 5.8 percent from January 2017 ($227,300). January’s price increase marks the 71st straight month of year-over-year gains.”

Seventy-one consecutive months of price increases may have some concern that current home values may be overinflated. Whilst this may be true, some homeowners do spend quite a bit of money remodeling and adding new features to their homes before they sell them. Although, it is possible to add features, like decking, to a property with a smaller budget. By following the advice on https://www.thecompositedecking.co.uk/cheap-composite-decking/, homeowners can add value to their property without spending too much. With features like that, it’s no wonder that many homes seem to be selling for more money. A lot of real estate investors purchase homes that need work doing on them for low prices before selling them with the help of real estate brokers, similar to those at Jacob Realty, for more money once they’ve been improved. If you plan on doing this, you need to make sure that you are paying a good price for the house which you plan to invest in. If it’s cheap, there’s usually good reason for this and it doesn’t necessarily mean you’re getting a bargain. It’s always best to have a sworn valuation done by qualified professional valuer so you can be certain on the price you should firstly be paying and then the price you should be asking for when you come to sell it.

Whilst this might be one reason for the increase in home values, there may be other reasons too. However, at the same time, Zillow issued a press release which revealed:

“If the housing bubble and bust had not happened, and home values had instead appreciated at a steady pace, the median home value would be higher than its current value.”

Last week, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) released their most recent Existing Home Sales Report. According to the report:

The first graph shows actual median home sales prices from 2000 through 2017.

By itself, this graph could heighten concerns as it shows home values rose in the early 2000s, came tumbling down and are now headed up again. It gives the feel of a rollercoaster ride that is about to take another turn downward.

However, if we also include where prices would naturally be, had there not been a boom & bust, we see a different story.

The blue bars on this graph represent were prices would be if they had increased by the normal annual appreciation rate (3.6%). By adding 3.6% to the actual 2000 price and repeating that for each subsequent year, we can see that prices were overvalued during the boom, undervalued during the bust, and a little bit LOWER than where they should be right now.

Bottom Line

Based on historic appreciation levels, we should be very comfortable that current home values are not overinflated.

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