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However, the recent increase in prices can be attributed to a very simple principle: supply and demand.","","blog","https:\u002F\u002Fsimplifyingmedia\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F06\u002F01161338\u002F20160615-Share-STM.jpg","Almost every real estate conversation revolves around the continuous rise in house values over the last four years. Some have even mentioned a concern about another possible bubble forming. However, the recent increase in prices can be attributed to a very simple principle: supply and demand.\u003C!--more-->\r\n\u003Ch4>\u003Cstrong>DEMAND\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh4>\r\nDemand for single-family housing has continued to increase as the economy slowly moves forward. Recent \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002F2016\u002F01\u002F06\u002Fhomeownership-still-part-of-the-american-dream\u002F\">surveys\u003C\u002Fa> have shown that over 80% of each generation still believes that homeownership is a part of the American Dream. And a recent Gallup \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002F2016\u002F05\u002F04\u002Famericans-rank-real-estate-1-long-term-investment\u002F\">survey\u003C\u002Fa> showed that Americans believe that real estate is the best long-term investment.\r\n\u003Ch4>\u003Cstrong>SUPPLY\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh4>\r\nOver the last several years, many homeowners were unable to put their homes on the market for an assortment of reasons (family finances, no or limited equity in the home). There has been a pent-up supply of sellers who have wanted to move but couldn’t. Below is a graph depicting the number of years families have historically stayed in a home. We can see there is pent-up seller demand.\r\n\r\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F06\u002F20160615-STM-ENG.jpg\">\u003Cimg class=\"alignnone wp-image-33619\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F06\u002F20160615-STM-ENG.jpg\" alt=\"Here Comes the Housing Inventory!! | Simplifying The Market\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Fa>\r\n\r\nAs the economy improves and more families reach the point of significant equity (20%), we will see these homes come to market. 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