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Follow on Google News | Coronavirus and the Real Estate MarketsThe coronavirus has been the toughest force behind the recent volatility in real estate markets, which has been running uninterrupted since October 2019.
By: Center For Real Estate Studies The decline in mortgage rates in 2019 has substantially improved the buy-to-rent and payment-to-income affordability ratios. According to the US Census Bureau, the median price-to-rent ratio (median home value divided by the median annual rent equals the median price-to-rent ratio) has fallen to 17.91, a level which compares to the ratios seen in 2015/2016 and is only slightly higher than the median ratio of 16 from 2004 to 2006. In 2007/2008. Benefits of the partial solution for the US/China trade tension and the definitive Brexit decision will, however, outweigh the increasing concerns with respect to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus in China. We believe these corrections in real estate prices are only temporary in nature. We therefore currently do not intend to change our projections or our recommendations to purchase real estate in "pockets of opportunity" ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Eugene E. Vollucci, is considered to be one of the foremost authorities on real estate taxation and investing and has authored books in these fields published by John Wiley & Sons of New York. He is the Director of the Center for RE Studies, a real estate research organization and President of calstatecompanies. To learn more about the Center, please visit our web site at http://www.calstatecompanies.com UTUBE: https://youtu.be/ End
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