Multiple sources report slower appreciation rates in the U.S. overall, year-over-year. The amounts vary from an average of a mere 2.6% all the way to 6%.
It’s hard to attribute that much importance to such general overall numbers. However, the U.S. is not one real estate market but a few HUNDRED local sub-markets. The state of Florida continues its march upwards in the aftermath of the recession and the price improvement that followed. Due to the much slower judicial foreclosure process in and due to the strain on the state’s court system, there are still numerous foreclosures that started as far back as 2008 and are not resolved. This creates a steady “diet” of freshly foreclosed homes, adding to the supply equation and mitigating super-fast rises like we have seen in Arizona and Nevada.
The FL numbers should be superior to the average U.S. numbers reported. In addition, stable markets are becoming more popular. Texas is becoming a sellers’ market and Oklahoma City is attractive due to its stability, low unemployment rate (reportedly 3.8%), VERY low property taxes and the newly-found reserves of oil & gas; reportedly 3.5 times that of the reserves in North Dakota.
We will discuss this, as well as the ever-changing lending landscape (for the better that is), 1031 exchanges and year-end tax strategies at our upcoming 1-Day Expo on Saturday, December 6th from 9 to 5 p.m. near the San Francisco Airport (click here for details).
Mention this blog and you can attend free with up to two free guests (just email us at info@icgre.com). As always, there’s lots of learning, networking, extensive Q&A’s and meeting the market teams. This time, Dallas will be present in the new markets. Looking forward to seeing you there and Happy Holidays.
