Zillow Q3 2016 Home Price Expectations Survey – Summary & Comments

On August 10, 2016, the Zillow Q3 2016 Home Price Expectations Survey results were released.  This survey is done on a quarterly basis. An excerpt from the Press Release: Overall, the experts surveyed predict home price appreciation across the country will be up over 4 percent year-over-year by the end of 2016. They expect home prices …

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House Prices Reference Chart

As a reference for long-term house price index trends, below is a chart, updated with the most current data (through March) from the CalculatedRisk blog post of May 31, 2016 titled “Real Prices and Price-to-Rent Ratio in March”: (click on chart to enlarge image) _____ The Special Note summarizes my overall thoughts about our economic situation SPX …

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Zillow Q2 2016 Home Price Expectations Survey – Summary & Comments

On May 18, 2016, the Zillow Q2 2016 Home Price Expectations Survey results were released.  This survey is done on a quarterly basis. Two excerpts from the Press Release: Overall, the economists surveyed predicted home price appreciation would be up 4 percent year-over-year at the end of 2016, higher than predictions of 3.7 percent indicated in …

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House Prices Reference Chart

As a reference for long-term house price index trends, below is a chart, updated with the most current data (through December) from the CalculatedRisk blog post of February 23, 2016 titled “Real Prices and Price-to-Rent Ratio in December”: (click on chart to enlarge image) _____ The Special Note summarizes my overall thoughts about our economic situation SPX …

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Zillow Q1 2016 Home Price Expectations Survey – Summary & Comments

On February 17, 2016, the Zillow Q1 2016 Home Price Expectations Survey results were released.  This survey is done on a quarterly basis. Excerpts from the Press Release: Prices of newly constructed homes are at historic highs — the median price of new homes sold in December 2015 was almost 7 percent above the pre-recession peak …

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Zillow Q4 2015 Home Price Expectations Survey – Summary & Comments

On December 9, 2015, the Zillow Q4 2015 Home Price Expectations Survey (pdf) results were released.  This survey is done on a quarterly basis. Excerpts from the Press Release: The survey responses revealed that some housing experts are concerned about over-valuation in some of the nation’s hottest housing markets – and that there is significant disagreement among experts …

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House Prices Reference Chart

As a reference for long-term house price index trends, below is a chart, updated with the most current data (through September) from the CalculatedRisk blog post of November 24, 2015 titled “Real Prices and Price-to-Rent Ratio in September”: (click on chart to enlarge image) _____ The Special Note summarizes my overall thoughts about our economic situation SPX …

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House Prices Reference Chart

As a reference for long-term house price index trends, below is a chart, updated with the most current data (through June) from the CalculatedRisk blog post of August 25, 2015 titled “Real Prices and Price-to-Rent Ratio in June”: (click on chart to enlarge image) _____ The Special Note summarizes my overall thoughts about our economic situation SPX …

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Zillow Q3 2015 Home Price Expectations Survey – Summary & Comments

On August 13, 2015, the Zillow Q3 2015 Home Price Expectations Survey results were released.  This survey is done on a quarterly basis. An excerpt from the Press Release: Panelists predicted home values to end 2015 up 4.1 percent year-over-year, on average, down from the 4.3 percent year-end prediction made by the same panel last quarter. Home …

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House Prices Reference Chart

As a reference for long-term house price index trends, below is a chart, updated with the most current data (through March) from the CalculatedRisk blog post of May 26, 2015 titled “Real Prices and Price-to-Rent Ratio in March”: (click on chart to enlarge image) _____ The Special Note summarizes my overall thoughts about our economic situation SPX …

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