How can everywhere have a serious housing shortage at the same time?

Apr 19, 2021
5:16:32pm

barnacle All-American

Something weird is going on with availability, either with loan forbearance keeping people in houses that would otherwise be on the market or people buying houses as simple investment vehicles and leaving them unoccupied.

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Time

Real Estate Affordability

Sandiegan

4/19/21 4:05pm

^^^Realtor^^^

Niiineteeen84

4/19/21 4:08pm

RE: ^^^Realtor^^^

Sandiegan

4/19/21 4:11pm

Those price averages will vary greatly depending on part of Utah. The rural parts will pull down more populated &

Soupie

4/19/21 4:09pm

RE: Those price average will vary greatly depending on part of Utah. The rural

Sandiegan

4/19/21 4:13pm

What first time home buyer has 80k for a down payment?

gilbertatty

4/19/21 4:09pm

All those trendy crypto mining gamer dudes.

barnacle

4/19/21 4:11pm

this

LeonMarek

4/19/21 4:12pm

This doesn’t really change the substance of the OP, and there are lots of ways

Junior Deputy

4/19/21 4:13pm

I did. Actually paid it today. But I turn 38 next month so we've had some time

yerromnitsuj

4/19/21 4:28pm

Taxes are more on a more expensive home. So is insurance

DeekLyfter

4/19/21 4:14pm

RE: Taxes are more on a more expensive home. So is insurance

Sandiegan

4/19/21 4:18pm

If it's a new build it is

DeekLyfter

4/19/21 4:20pm

So what happens when the govt stops artificially keeping interest low and it

Ycrazy

4/19/21 4:16pm

What makes you believe that will happen in the relatively near future?

WhereIsDonLewis

4/19/21 4:18pm

RE: So what happens when the govt stops artificially keeping interest low and it

Sandiegan

4/19/21 4:21pm

My wages aren't going up.

Eddie

4/19/21 4:17pm

Those industries almost nobody is a single income family. Almost impossible.

Ycrazy

4/19/21 4:17pm

Where I live there are programs to help teachers but homes for less

DeekLyfter

4/19/21 4:18pm

Where are you finding a house in Utah for $400k that someone wants to live in?

WhirleyPop

4/19/21 4:18pm

Townhouses going for $500k right now

palangi

4/19/21 5:18pm

Prices also may continue to skyrocket due to legislation coming down the pike.

CougarTailDevourer

4/19/21 4:19pm

RE: Prices also may continue to skyrocket due to legislation coming down the

Sandiegan

4/19/21 4:24pm

You know you can start your message on the first line, right? Then with what we can see in title, we'll decide if we

Soupie

4/19/21 4:30pm

Last I checked there was an astronomical amount of homes in forbearance

CougarTailDevourer

4/19/21 4:31pm

Accordingly to the big banks those houses are all spoken for and will never hit

Nat Gas Man

4/19/21 5:23pm

Isn’t that the guy that’s been telling people for a year or so to not buy a

Junior Deputy

4/19/21 4:29pm

I have no idea. I don't watch him religiously. I just thought his take was

CougarTailDevourer

4/19/21 4:32pm

He’s a bit alarmist for my taste

Junior Deputy

4/19/21 4:33pm

Seems like a lot of YouTube analysts are. A more extreme position gets more

CougarTailDevourer

4/19/21 4:36pm

Bingo.

Junior Deputy

4/19/21 4:42pm

Got divorced last year and sold my townhome.. in that year same house +50% value

groy

4/19/21 4:21pm

I can't speak to the Utah Market, but I keep hearing the same thing in Vegas

Gente_Boa

4/19/21 5:10pm

How can everywhere have a serious housing shortage at the same time?

barnacle

4/19/21 5:16pm

I mean I'm sure there are some places in the country that aren't experiencing a

Gente_Boa

4/19/21 5:24pm

Demand is strong where ever there are a couple hundred thousand people but

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