Zillow Q2 2015 Home Price Expectations Survey – Summary & Comments

On May 12, 2015, the Zillow Q2 2015 Home Price Expectations Survey results were released.  This survey is done on a quarterly basis. An excerpt from the Press Release: Most of the 111 panelists who participated in this survey expect home values to level off in the next several years. The panel expected home values to rise …

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Zillow Q1 2015 Home Price Expectations Survey – Summary & Comments

On February 13, 2015, the Zillow Q1 2015 Home Price Expectations Survey results were released.  This survey is done on a quarterly basis. An excerpt from the Press Release: The panelists predicted U.S. home values will rise 4.4 percent in 2015, to a median value of $187,040. The most optimistic forecasted a 5.5 percent increase, while the …

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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 October) from the CalculatedRisk blog post of December 30, 2014 titled “House Prices: Better Seasonal Adjustment; Real Prices and Price-to-Rent Ratio in October” : (click on chart to enlarge image) _____ The Special Note summarizes my overall …

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Zillow Q4 2014 Home Price Expectations Survey – Summary & Comments

On November 11, 2014, the Zillow Q4 2014 Home Price Expectations Survey results were released.  This survey is done on a quarterly basis. Two excerpts from the Press Release: More than 100 experts predict U.S. home values to end 2014 up an average of 4.8 percent from 2013, to a median home value of $176,760. Almost 90 …

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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 July) from the CalculatedRisk blog post of September 30 titled “House Prices: Real Prices and Price-to-Rent Ratio decline in July” : (click on chart to enlarge image) _____ The Special Note summarizes my overall thoughts about our …

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Zillow Q3 2014 Home Price Expectations Survey – Summary & Comments

On August 1, 2014, the Zillow Q3 2014 Home Price Expectations Survey results were released.  This survey is done on a quarterly basis. Two excerpts from the Press Release: The panel also said they expect U.S. median home values to end 2014 up 4.6 percent, on average, and to exceed their 2007 peak levels by the end …

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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, as well as for the Case-Shiller National Index, which is through Q1), from the CalculatedRisk blog post of May 27 titled “Comment on House Prices: Real Prices, Price-to-Rent Ratio” : (click on chart to …

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Zillow Q2 2014 Home Price Expectations Survey – Summary & Comments

On May 16, 2014, the Zillow Q2 2014 Home Price Expectations Survey results were released.  This survey is done on a quarterly basis. Two excerpts from the Press Release: The survey of 106 economists, real estate experts and investment and market strategists asked panelists to predict the path of the U.S. Zillow Home Value Indexi through 2018 and …

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Zillow Q1 2014 Home Price Expectations Survey – Summary & Comments

On February 12, 2014, the Zillow Q1 2014 Home Price Expectations Survey results were released.  This survey is done on a quarterly basis. Two excerpts from the Press Release: The survey of 110 economists, real estate experts and investment and market strategists asked panelists to predict the path of the U.S. Zillow Home Value Indexi through 2018 and …

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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 November, except for the Case-Shiller National Index, which is through September), from the CalculatedRisk blog post of January 28 titled “Comment on House Prices: Real Prices, Price-to-Rent Ratio, Cities” : (click on chart to enlarge …

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