[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$f3r64k4sj1pwq4":3,"$ffeh0925h8cuz":37,"$f2emv3tus0uf1":41,"$fbwk2pqjjqsc7":45},{"item":4,"previous":27,"next":32},{"id":5,"slug":6,"title":7,"description":8,"excerpt":9,"contentType":10,"featuredImage":11,"bannerImage":9,"body":12,"agentsBottomLine":13,"bodyImage":14,"isInfographic":15,"categories":16,"isVideo":15,"videoThumbnail":9,"videoSource":9,"publishedAt":25,"updatedAt":26},229,"real-estate-heading-in-the-right-direction","Real Estate Heading in the “Right Direction”","\r\n\r\nThe housing market has taken a great turn toward recovery over the last few years. The opinions of the American public toward real estate took longer to recover, until recently.\r\n\r\nFor the first time since 2006, Americans have an overall positive...","","blog","https:\u002F\u002F\u002F","\u003Cimg class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-30092\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2015\u002F02\u002FRight-Direction.jpg\" alt=\"Real Estate Heading in the “Right Direction” | Simplifying The Market\" width=\"600\" height=\"315\" \u002F>\r\n\r\nThe housing market has taken a great turn toward recovery over the last few years. The opinions of the American public toward real estate took longer to recover, until recently.\r\n\r\nFor the first time since 2006, Americans have an overall positive view of real estate, giving the industry a 12% positive ranking in a Gallup \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.gallup.com\u002Fpoll\u002F175637\u002Fbanks-positive-image-first-time-2007.aspx\">poll\u003C\u002Fa>.\r\n\r\nAmericans were asked to \u003Cem>rate 24 different business sectors and industries on a five-point scale ranging from \"very positive\" to \"very negative.\"\u003C\u002Fem> The poll was first conducted in 2001, and has been used as an indicator of \u003Cem>“Americans’ overall attitudes toward each industry”\u003C\u002Fem>.\r\n\r\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2015\u002F02\u002FGallup-Poll-Graph-STM.jpg\">\u003Cimg class=\"alignnone wp-image-30093\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2015\u002F02\u002FGallup-Poll-Graph-STM.jpg\" alt=\"America's View on Real Estate | Simplifying The Market\" width=\"627\" height=\"470\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Fa>\r\n\r\nAmericans’ view of the real estate industry worsened from 2003 to the -40% plummet of 2008.  Gallup offers some insight into the reason for decline:\r\n\u003Ch4>\u003Cstrong>Prices Dropped\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh4>\r\n\u003Cblockquote>\u003Cem>“In late 2006, real estate prices in the U.S. began falling rapidly, and continued to drop. Many homeowners saw their home values plummet, likely contributing to real estate's image taking a hard hit.”\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\r\n\u003Ch4>\u003Cstrong>Housing Bubble\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh4>\r\n\u003Cblockquote>\u003Cem>“The large drops in the positive images of banking and real estate in 2008 and 2009 reflect both industries' close ties to the recession, which was precipitated in large part because of the mortgage-related housing bubble.”\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\r\n\u003Ch3>\u003Cstrong>Bottom Line\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\r\n\u003Cblockquote>\u003Cem>“Although the image of real estate remains below the average of 24 industries Gallup has tracked, the sharp recovery from previous extreme low points suggests it is heading in the right direction.”\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\r\nIf the news of recovery has you considering homeownership, meet with a local real estate professional to discuss the opportunities that exist in 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