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HOME PRICES\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh4>\r\nThere is no doubt that home prices have reached 2006 levels in many markets across the country. However, after more than a decade, home prices should be much higher based on inflation alone.\r\n\r\nLast week, \u003Cem>CoreLogic\u003C\u002Fem> \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.corelogic.com\u002Fblog\u002F2018\u002F07\u002Ffor-homebuyers-in-most-of-10-largest-us-metro-areas-the-typical-mortgage-payment-remains-below-pre-crisis-peak.aspx\">reported\u003C\u002Fa> that,\r\n\u003Cblockquote>\u003Cem>“The inflation-adjusted U.S. median sale price in June 2006 was $247,110 (or $199,899 in 2006 dollars), compared with $213,400 in March 2018.”\u003C\u002Fem> (This is the latest data available.)\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\r\n\u003Ch4>\u003Cstrong>2. MORTGAGE STANDARDS\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh4>\r\nMany are concerned that lending institutions are again easing standards to a level that helped create the last housing bubble. However, there is proof that today’s standards are nowhere near as lenient as they were leading up to the crash.\r\n\r\nThe \u003Cem>Urban Institute\u003C\u002Fem>’s \u003Cstrong>Housing Finance Policy Center\u003C\u002Fstrong> issues a monthly index which,\r\n\u003Cblockquote>\u003Cem>“…measures the percentage of home purchase loans that are likely to default—that is, go unpaid for more than 90 days past their due date. A lower HCAI indicates that lenders are unwilling to tolerate defaults and are imposing tighter lending standards, making it harder to get a loan. A higher HCAI indicates that lenders are willing to tolerate defaults and are taking more risks, making it easier to get a loan.”\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\r\nTheir July \u003Cem>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.urban.org\u002Fpolicy-centers\u002Fhousing-finance-policy-center\u002Fprojects\u002Fhousing-credit-availability-index\">Housing Credit Availability Index\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fem> revealed:\r\n\u003Cblockquote>\u003Cem>“Significant space remains to safely expand the credit box. If the current default risk was doubled across all channels, risk would still be well within the pre-crisis standard of 12.5 percent from 2001 to 2003 for the whole mortgage market.”\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\r\n\u003Ch4>\u003Cstrong>3. FORECLOSURE RATES\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh4>\r\nA major cause of the housing crash last decade was the number of foreclosures that hit the market. They not only increased the supply of homes for sale but were also being sold at 20-50% discounts. Foreclosures helped drive down all home values.\r\n\r\nToday, foreclosure numbers are lower than they were before the housing boom. Here are the number of consumers with new foreclosures according to the Federal Reserve’s most recent \u003Cem>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.newyorkfed.org\u002Fmicroeconomics\u002Fhhdc.html\">Household Debt and Credit Report\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fem>\u003Cem>:\u003C\u002Fem>\r\n\u003Cul>\r\n \t\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>2003:\u003C\u002Fstrong> 203,320 (earliest reported numbers)\u003C\u002Fli>\r\n \t\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>2009:\u003C\u002Fstrong> 566,180 (at the valley of the crash)\u003C\u002Fli>\r\n \t\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Today:\u003C\u002Fstrong> 76,480\u003C\u002Fli>\r\n\u003C\u002Ful>\r\nForeclosures today are less than 40% of what they were in 2003.\r\n\u003Ch4>\u003Cstrong>4. HOUSING AFFORDABILITY\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh4>\r\nContrary to many headlines, home affordability is better now than it was prior to the last housing boom. In the same article referenced in #1, \u003Cem>CoreLogic\u003C\u002Fem> revealed that in the vast majority of markets, \u003Cem>“the inflation-adjusted, principal-and-interest mortgage payments that homebuyers have committed to this year remain much lower than their pre-crisis peaks.”\u003C\u002Fem>\r\n\r\nThey went on to explain:\r\n\u003Cblockquote>\u003Cem>“The main reason the typical mortgage payment remains well below record levels in most of the country is that the average mortgage rate back in June 2006, when the U.S. typical mortgage payment peaked, was about 6.7 percent, compared with an average mortgage rate of about 4.4 percent in March 2018.”\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\r\nThe “price” of a home may be higher, but the “cost” is still below historic norms.\r\n\u003Ch3>\u003Cstrong>Bottom Line\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\r\nAfter using these four key housing metrics to compare today to last decade, we can see that the current market is not anything like that bubble market.","\r\nAfter using these four key housing metrics to compare today to last decade, we can see that the current market is not anything like that bubble market.",false,[16,20],{"id":17,"name":18,"slug":19},5,"For Buyers","buyers",{"id":21,"name":22,"slug":23},6,"For Sellers","sellers","2018-07-26T10:00:57Z","2018-09-11T10:55:08Z",{"id":27,"slug":28,"title":29,"featuredImage":30,"publishedAt":31,"contentType":10,"isVideo":14},1136,"will-your-current-house-fit-your-needs-in-retirement","Will Your Current House Fit Your Needs in Retirement?","https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.simplifyingthemarket.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F07\u002F23153148\u002F20180808-Share-STM.jpg","2018-07-25T10:00:46Z",{"id":33,"slug":34,"title":35,"featuredImage":36,"publishedAt":37,"contentType":10,"isVideo":14},1138,"americans-rank-real-estate-best-investment-for-5-years-running-infographic","Americans Rank Real Estate Best Investment for 5 Years Running! 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