| Across the country investors have been trying | | | | out and returning to a more average and even |
| to guess what the fluctuations in the real | | | | state. Now this does not mean that homes are |
| estate market will mean to their valuable | | | | losing value, merely that the rate of |
| investments. There seem to be a number of | | | | inflation has slowed down and homes are now |
| theories as to what the market will be doing | | | | selling for closer to what they are actually |
| in the coming months, but then again that is | | | | worth. for many years the high demand for |
| just speculation. To fully comprehend what is | | | | homes inflated their values to amazing |
| happening in the national real estate picture | | | | proportions and sellers and investors easily |
| one needs to look at it from a larger | | | | got used to that fact. As with any rapid |
| perspective. Over the last 10 years real | | | | increase in the value of anything, the |
| estate was growing like a snowball rolling | | | | leveling off of that increase can cause |
| downhill. There seemed to be no end in sight | | | | pandemonium and a good deal of guesswork as |
| for this market and investors and home owners | | | | to what is happening. |
| alike enjoyed a huge jump in their property | | | | |
| values. Unfortunately, as things tend to do | | | | The truth is that real estate in the major |
| the market has seen a dramatic change that | | | | areas of popularity has retained that |
| for a while has everyone asking if the bottom | | | | popularity and is still showing an increase |
| had completely dropped out of the market. | | | | although it is not nearly as dramatic as it |
| Saying that this was true is really jumping | | | | once was. Take Orange County as an example. |
| the gun and failing to look at things from | | | | This is an area that saw immense growth and |
| that broader perspective. | | | | huge inflation on property values. Over that |
| | | | last year the average property in San |
| What we are really seeing here is more of a | | | | Clemente has appreciated over $130,000!! So |
| market correction from the years of rapid | | | | don't despair, properties are still gaining |
| inflation. There was bound to be a point | | | | in value and investments are still earning |
| where the number of buyers dropped below the | | | | top dollar. One simply needs to be a bit more |
| number of available homes. Now that this has | | | | patient and less prone to jumping to |
| happened the market is straightening itself | | | | conclusions! |