[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$f16neh6umonali":3,"$ffeh0925h8cuz":42,"$fbwk2pqjjqsc7":46},{"item":4,"previous":30,"next":36},{"id":5,"slug":6,"title":7,"description":8,"excerpt":9,"contentType":10,"featuredImage":11,"bannerImage":9,"body":12,"agentsBottomLine":13,"bodyImage":9,"isInfographic":14,"categories":15,"isVideo":14,"videoThumbnail":9,"videoSource":9,"publishedAt":28,"updatedAt":29},1022,"calm-down-the-real-estate-market-is-not-falling-apart","Calm Down! The Real Estate Market is NOT Falling Apart","There has been tremendous volatility in certain markets over the last few weeks \u003Cem>(for example, the stock and currency markets)\u003C\u002Fem>. When this happens, some tend to lump all of their investments together and create an almost ‘Armageddon’ scenario where everything loses value quickly and dramatically. Real estate is an investment that can get caught up in this hysteria. Does the concern about the current housing market have merit?","","blog","https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.simplifyingthemarket.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F02\u002F13123455\u002F20180215-Share-STM.jpg","There has been tremendous volatility in certain markets over the last few weeks \u003Cem>(for example, the stock and currency markets)\u003C\u002Fem>. When this happens, some tend to lump all of their investments together and create an almost ‘Armageddon’ scenario where everything loses value quickly and dramatically. Real estate is an investment that can get caught up in this hysteria. Does the concern about the current housing market have merit?\u003C!--more-->\r\n\r\nFinancial advisors have been warning us for months that the stock market was ripe for a \u003Cstrong>\u003Cem>“correction.”\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\r\n\r\nExperts have been questioning the value of alternative currencies for over a year.\r\n\r\nIn contrast, here are the opinions of three major players in the residential housing market:\r\n\u003Ch4>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmi.archcapgroup.com\u002FPortals\u002F1\u002FDocuments\u002Fhammr\u002FHaMMR_Winter2018.pdf\">Ralph DeFranco,\u003Cem> Chief Economist, Arch Capital Services Inc.\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fh4>\r\n\u003Cblockquote>\u003Cem>“It’s premature to worry about a housing bubble. The typical warning signs – excessive debt levels, poor quality loans, exponentially increasing home prices, rising vacancy rates and\u002For poor affordability compared to the past, and a high number of internet searches on house flipping – are not present.”\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\r\n\u003Ch4>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmobile.twitter.com\u002FLiuEcon\u002Fstatus\u002F954462852638789635\">Liu-Down, \u003Cem>Genworth Chief Economist\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fh4>\r\n\u003Cblockquote>\u003Cem>“My thoughts on many recent discussions of ‘housing bubble’ - the bar for a housing bubble is higher than just prices being above some fundamental value. There must be widespread behavior change as well such as higher levels of fraud and speculation.”\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\r\n\u003Ch4>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.fitchratings.com\u002Fsite\u002Fre\u002F914286\">\u003Cem>Fitch Report\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fh4>\r\n\u003Cblockquote>\u003Cem>“US home prices are on track for a 5% nominal gain for the 4th consecutive year, returning national prices to their highest level since 2007. The growth has been driven by historically low mortgage rates and unemployment plus solid population and personal income growth rates…a meaningful correction should only be triggered by an unexpected economic shock.”\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\r\n\u003Ch3>\u003Cstrong>Bottom Line\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\r\nSpeculation has driven certain markets over the last year. However, it has not been speculation, but instead people’s desire for homeownership, that has driven the real estate market.","\r\nSpeculation has driven certain markets over the last year. 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