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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]-End of quantitative easing, accompanied by attendant rise in interest rates. This could result in rapid decompression of the current housing market as we know it.

-Rent > own ratio

-End of IRS housing deduction shifting value from ownership towards rental or migration

-Big Banks and Wall Street hidden speculation

-Local city and county residential real estate tax too high for homeowners who see concomitant drop in services and school quality

-Downsizing from 2400 sq ft to smaller homes or rentals leaving mid size home glut

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There is also:

-A looming massive transfer of inter-generational wealth (i.e. inheritances)

-Growing middle class outside the US, including investors who want to own property here b/c they're not allowed own property in their own countries (i.e. China).

-Improving economy, which means rising incomes and better employment

-Growing population

-The fact that much capital has been diverted to equity markets and could still pivot back to real estate

-Currency fluctuations, including stronger dollar

-Much stronger scrutiny of mortgage applications[/quote]

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