April 19, 2024

Homes Are Illiquid And Ridiculously Costly To Sell

When home values were soaring during the housing boom, the cost of selling a home  didn’t really bother many sellers. The numerous fees involved when selling a home seemed inconsequential as home values soared year after year during those wonderful housing bubble years. That was then and this is now. With housing prices in many […]

Housing Prices – A Dead Decade For Price Appreciation

During the epic housing bubble,  people took if for granted that housing prices would continue to rise indefinitely.  By the time housing values peaked in 2006, prices had been in an almost vertical rise since 1998 and it was widely believed that you “can never go wrong buying a house.”  Home buyers’ perception of future […]