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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Zillow Q4 2013 Home Price Expectations Survey – Summary & Comments

On November 7, the Zillow Q4 2013 Home Price Expectations Survey results were released.  This survey is done on a quarterly basis. An excerpt from the Press Release: The survey of 108 economists, real estate experts and investment and market strategists was sponsored by leading real estate information marketplace Zillow, Inc. and is conducted quarterly by Pulsenomics …

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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 August, except for the Case-Shiller National Index, which is through June), from the CalculatedRisk blog post of October 29 titled “Comment on House Prices: Real Prices, Price-to-Rent Ratio, Cities” : (click on chart to enlarge …

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Zillow Q3 2013 Home Price Expectations Survey – Summary & Comments

On August 8, the Zillow Q3 2013 Home Price Expectations Survey (pdf) results were released.  This survey is done on a quarterly basis. An excerpt from the Press Release: The survey of 106 economists, real estate experts and investment and market strategists was sponsored by leading real estate information marketplace Zillow, Inc. (NASDAQ: Z) and is conducted quarterly …

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