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In The News:

Fed Official Sees Housing Rebound
American Banker, November 28, 2007
By Steven Sloan

The worst of the problems in the housing market should pass by June 30, according to Charles Plosser, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.
"I expect the decline in housing activity will bottom out by the end of the second quarter next year," Mr. Plosser said in a speech outlining his economic forecast at the University of Rochester. "Residential investment should then turn positive in the remaining quarters of the year, for the first time in more than two years." He also said the Fed cannot help the market determine the true price of risky subprime mortgages.

"It is important to recognize that the Federal Reserve cannot resolve this price discovery problem," he said. "The markets will have to figure this out."

Traveling around the state and speaking to many others in the Real Estate industry, I find that so many of us have much in common as we navigate the waters of the current market. We agree that the media is driving much of this. Therefore, it is more important than ever that we educate our clients. It is up to us! It is a buyer’s market and there are buyers out there. We have to do what we do best, bring the buyers and sellers together. We are going back to the basics to get this done. In the end, we will be stronger and better for it!
In light of all of the media news, I thought it would be enlightening, and fun, to share some of the media quotes that have been made in the past. If you would like to copy and share any information in the Team News with your clients, please feel free to do so.
Media Quotes Regarding Housing Forecast… This puts the media coverage we see and hear into perspective Tracking the Track Record What the ‘Experts’ Say about Housing Prices

“The prices of houses seem to have reached a plateau, and there is reasonable expectancy that prices will decline.”- Time Magazine 1947

“Houses cost too much for the mass market. Today’s average price is out of reach for two-thirds of all buyers.” Science Digest 1948 (average price at the time: $8,000)

“The goal of owning a home seems to be getting beyond the reach of more and more Americans.”-Business Week 1969 (average price at the time: $28,000)

“The era of easy profits in real estate may be drawing to a close.”-Money Magazine 1981

“If you are looking to buy, be careful. Rising home values are not a sure thing anymore.”-Miami Herald 1985

“Most economists agree…a home will become little more than a roof and a tax deduction, certainly not the lucrative investment it was…”-Money Magazine 1986

“We’re starting to go back to the time when you bought a home not for its potential money-making abilities, but rather as a nesting spot.”-Los Angeles Times 1993 Note that 1993 was the absolute low-point for real estate values in Los Angeles. Prices have sky-rocketed since.

“Financial planners agree that houses will continue to be a poor investment.”
-Kiplinger’s Personal Financial Magazine 1993

“A home is where the bad investment is.” -San Francisco Examiner 1996

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After all, we are a team!
Michelle DeNomme, REALTOR


Thought of the week:

“Tomorrow comes at us with ever-increasing speed. We need to engage it- today. Seize its opportunity- now. Start shaping its possibilities- in this very moment. And our approach must be very different from behaviors we’ve relied on in the past. The promise and opportunities that the future offers are outstanding. Truly unprecedented. But we have to deliberately manage toward mañana.”
~Price Pritchett