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Is a Housing Crash Coming?

22 min • 8 september 2021

What are the demand and supply drivers of home prices? What is the current status of those drivers and do they suggest a housing price crash is imminent, particularly given mortgage forbearance programs are ending?

Topics covered include:

How much have home prices appreciated in the past year compared to historical rates
What has driven the demand shock for housing
Why U.S. houses are so much more affordable compared to earlier periods
How big is the housing shortage in the U.S.
What could cause home prices to crash
How housing supply and demand drivers apply to local real estate markets
How to purchase a home in a hot housing market

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Show Notes

In a forgotten town by the Salton Sea, newcomers build a bohemian dream Rory Carroll—The guardian

For One Weekend a Year, a Tiny Town on the Salton Sea Becomes a Mecca for Artists and Partiers by April Wong—Los Angeles Magazine

Electric vehicles need batteries. Those need lithium. That’s where the Salton Sea comes in. by Elliot Spagat—Chicago Sun-Times

A shock is headed for the housing market by Lance Lambert—Fortune

Housing Supply: A Growing Deficit—Freddie Mac

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