Posted: 04 May 2012 04:00 AM PDT
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National Housing Survey 2012
April 4, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Posted: 04 Apr 2012 04:00 AM PDT
Each quarter, Fannie Mae releases their National Housing Survey. They survey the American public on a multitude of questions concerning today’s housing market. We like to pull out some of the findings we deem most interesting each time it is released. Here they are for the most recent report:
84% of the general population believes that owning a home makes more sense than renting.
The Most Important Reasons to Buy a Home
When we talk about homeownership today, it seems that the financial aspects always jump to the front of the discussion. However, the study shows that the four major reasons a person buys a home have nothing to do with money. The top four reasons, in order, are:
- It means having a good place to raise children and provide them with a good education
- You have a physical structure where you and your family feel safe
- It allows you to have more space for your family
- It gives you control of what you do with your living space (renovations and updates)
The Home as an Investment
Though most people purchase a home for non-financial reasons, everyone realizes there is a money component to homeownership. Here is what they said on this issue:
- 63% of the general population believes that homeownership is a ‘safe’ investment.
- 53% believe that homeownership has more potential as an investment than any other traditional asset class.
Rent vs. Buy
We are always interested in the difference people see in renting vs. owning.
- 64% of renters have aspirations to someday own their own home
- 70% of renters think that owning is superior to renting
Bottom Line
Our belief in the value of homeownership grows each time this survey is released.
Beverly MA real estate foreclosures hit prices soon
October 18, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Many sellers want to wait until the spring before putting their home on the market. This might be for any of several reasons in the Beverly MA real estate market:
- They don’t want to be inconvenienced during the holiday season.
- They believe that they will see more potential buyers and as a result will get a higher price.
- In the northern part of the country, they might not want people walking through the snow and then into their house.
- All of the above
In a normal real estate market, this may make sense. However, this market has been anything but normal. This spring will also see some abnormalities. The biggest difference will be the direction prices will take.
In years past, the spring market would favor the seller because increased demand would outpace any increase in supply: the number of houses coming onto the market would not be as great as the number of buyers newly entering the market. In most situations, when demand is greater than supply, prices increase.
The reason this spring will be different is that the supply of homes coming to the market will be dramatically impacted by foreclosure properties being released by the banks. Many believe this increase in inventory will far outweigh buyer demand. In situations where supply is greater than demand, prices decrease.
Will This Actually Happen?
RealtyTrac, in their latest foreclosure report, explained:
“U.S. foreclosure activity has been mired down since October of last year, when the robo-signing controversy sparked a flurry of investigations into lender foreclosure procedures and paperwork. While foreclosure activity in September and the third quarter continued to register well below levels from a year ago, there is evidence that this temporary downward trend is about to change direction, with foreclosure activity slowly beginning to ramp back up.
This will impact prices in Beverly MA real estate. An increase in Beverly MA foreclosures and Beverly MA bank owned homes will apply downward pressure on an already strained real estate market. Foreclosed homes and REO properties in Beverly MA have not been a big problem but, as you see around you, many more jobs are being lost and we know that means mortgages aren’t being paid.
What Do Experts Believe the Impact Will Be?
Here are the pricing projections by several major entities:
- Zillow believes we will not see a bottom in prices until the first quarter of 2012.
- Standard & Poors thinks prices will drop %5 in the next few months.
- JP Morgan Chase believes prices will depreciate 6 to 7% over the next six months.
- Barclays says prices will fall 7% by the end of the first quarter of 2012.
Bottom Line
You may pay a hefty price for the convenience of not having your property on the Beverly MA real estate market right now.
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5/18/2012)
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$92,100 : 10-12 Summit Ave, Unit 2, Beverly1 bed, 1 full bath
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$99,000 : 315 Rantoul Street, Unit 302, Beverly1 bed, 1 full bath
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$110,275 : 36 Dunham Rd, Unit 208, Beverly2 beds, 1 full bath
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$112,000 : 75 Cabot St, Unit 4, Beverly1 bed, 1 full bath
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$124,900 : 44-1/2 Chase St, Unit 2, Beverly3 beds, 1 full bath
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$128,000 : 401 Cabot Street, Unit 5, Beverly1 bed, 1 full bath
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$129,900 : 36 Wallis St, Unit 1, Beverly2 beds, 1 full bath
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$144,900 : 60 Rantoul, Unit 202N, Beverly1 bed, 1 full bath
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$157,000 : 348 Rantoul, Unit 303, Beverly1 bed, 1 full, 1 part baths
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$159,900 : 12 Pleasant St, Unit 3, Beverly1 bed, 1 full bath
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$162,900 : 12 Summit Ave, Unit 13, Beverly1 bed, 1 full bath
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$164,900 : 8 Folger Ave, Unit 2, Beverly2 beds, 1 full bath
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$164,900 : 60 Rantoul Street, Unit 404N, Beverly1 bed, 1 full bath
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$169,900 : 36 Dunham Rd, Unit 307, Beverly2 beds, 1 full bath
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$169,900 : 2 Duck Pond Rd, Unit 122, Beverly2 beds, 2 full baths
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$169,999 : 103 Elliott St, Unit 7, Beverly1 bed, 1 full bath
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$174,900 : 30 Chase St, Beverly3 beds, 1 full bath
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$175,000 : 4 Duck Pond Rd, Unit 221, Beverly3 beds, 2 full baths
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$175,000 : 71 Conant, Unit 5, Beverly2 beds, 1 full bath
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$175,000 : 11 Bow St, Unit 2, Beverly2 beds, 1 full, 1 part baths
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$176,000 : 38 Dunham Rd, Unit 302, Beverly2 beds, 2 full baths
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$179,900 : 116-128 Rantoul St, Unit 408, Beverly1 bed, 1 full bath
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$182,000 : 50 Rantoul Street, Unit 207, Beverly2 beds, 2 full baths
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$189,000 : 40 Bow Street, Unit 1, Beverly2 beds, 1 full bath
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$194,900 : 47 Sohier Road, Unit 2, Beverly2 beds, 1 full bath
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$195,000 : 40 Heather Street, Unit 305, Beverly1 bed, 1 full bath
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$199,500 : 50 Rantoul St., Unit #401, Beverly2 beds, 1 full, 1 part baths
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$205,000 : 37 Wellman St., Unit 1, Beverly2 beds, 1 full bath
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$218,000 : 437 Elliott St, Unit 1, Beverly2 beds, 1 full bath
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$219,000 : 40 Heather St, Unit 312, Beverly1 bed, 1 full bath
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$225,000 : 19-R School St, Unit 6, Beverly2 beds, 1 full bath
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$225,000 : 34 Northern Ave, Beverly3 beds, 1 full bath
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$229,000 : 116-128 Rantoul St, Unit 207, Beverly1 bed, 1 full bath
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$229,900 : 90 Essex, Unit 2, Beverly3 beds, 1 full, 1 part baths
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$229,900 : 40 Chase, Beverly3 beds, 1 full bath
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$229,900 : 13 Hillside Ave, Beverly2 beds, 1 full bath
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$230,375 : 34 Woodland Avenue, Beverly3 beds, 1 full bath
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$234,900 : 30 Mason St, Unit 2, Beverly3 beds, 2 full baths
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$235,000 : 14 Franklin Pl, Beverly2 beds, 1 full bath
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$239,000 : 416 Elliott Street, Unit 1, Beverly2 beds, 1 full bath
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