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