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Housing Confidence Index Remains Steady, Though Cautions Loom


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Brodeur Partners for ValueInsured

May 03, 2017, 08:00 ET

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Dallas, TX (PRWEB) May 03, 2017 -- Americans remain generally confident in the country’s housing market and the value of homeownership despite recent interest rate hikes, according to ValueInsured’s quarterly Modern Homebuyer Survey.

The survey produced an overall ValueInsured Housing Confidence Index score of 67.7 on a hundred-point scale, down less than one percentage point from January. The index is the aggregate mean of seven multidimensional confidence measures collected through the survey.

“It’s natural for buyers to be anxious. As prices rise, buyers are seeking ways to protect themselves. Fortunately, innovative new financial tools can reduce the risk and let more Americans reap the benefits of their hard work.

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Although the index score held steady, jitters are on the horizon. The new survey suggests that housing confidence’s “Trump bump” has plateaued after two interest rate increases in three months. Fewer than half of Americans (48 percent) now believe the housing market will be more favorable with the new administration (compared to 52 percent in January). And while 63 percent of Americans are hopeful that 2017 will be better for the housing market than 2016, this number has declined by 6 percentage points since January.

The survey was fielded April 1-7, two weeks after the most recent Federal Reserve interest rate increase. Despite tempered confidence, Americans still value homeownership and want to buy:

  • Nearly eight in 10 Americans (79 percent) believe buying a home is more financially beneficial than renting.
  • More than three in four Americans (77 percent) believe buying a home is one of the best financial investments they can make.
  • Nearly four in five non-homeowners (79 percent) said they would like to buy a home.
  • More than a three-quarters of Americans (76 percent) said owning home is an important part of their American Dream.

All of these measurements were within 4 percentage points of their January levels.

Risk Creeps In, Especially for First-time Homebuyers
Prospective first-time and upgrade homebuyers are cautious about rising home prices and interest rates, and are sensing growing risk. More than three-fifths (61 percent) of interested homebuyers believe six months ago was a better time to buy a home. Nearly as many (59 percent) believe six months from now would be a worse time than now to buy a home. More than three-fifths (65 percent) expect more interest rate increases this year, and 61 percent say “the era of affordable mortgages is coming to an end.”

Similar doubts nag millennial first-time homebuyers. More than half (54 percent) now say they lack the confidence that if they were to buy a home this year, it would be worth more next year (compared to 48 percent of all Americans who say the same). This is an increase of 13 percent points in just three months. Only 35 percent say 2017 will be an easier year for them to buy a home than 2016, a decrease of 6 percentage points from January. These confidence drops are consistent with recent reports that more would-be first-time buyers have retreated from buying or plan to delay buying.

“Even in the most favorable climate, investing in a home feels like a monumental decision,” said Joe Melendez, CEO of ValueInsured. “It’s natural for buyers to be anxious. As prices rise, buyers are seeking ways to protect themselves. Fortunately, innovative new financial tools can reduce the risk and let more Americans reap the benefits of their hard work. Achieving the American Dream shouldn’t be a gamble.”

View and download this infographic and others here.

For additional findings from the ValueInsured Modern Homebuyer Survey visit valueinsured.com/trends.

Survey Methodology
The ValueInsured Modern Homebuyer Survey was conducted online by Equation Research on behalf of ValueInsured in April 2017 among a nationally representative sample of 1,047 American adults ages 18 and older. The ValueInsured Housing Confidence Index is the aggregate mean of seven multidimensional confidence measures collected through the Modern Homebuyer Survey, which is conducted once per quarter.

The confidence measures include confidence in the market on both the national and local neighborhood level, confidence in the benefits of buying over renting, and confidence in home buying as a smart, secure and personally beneficial investment.

About ValueInsured
Based in Dallas, PVI Agency, LLC dba ValueInsured℠, is the only provider of down payment protection for modern homebuyers, giving them greater control and flexibility to sell their home even in a down market. ValueInsured's +Plus℠ down payment protection is available nationwide and is backed by one of the world's largest re-insurance companies, with over $8 billion in capital. http://www.valueinsured.com

The information contained herein does not constitute a solicitation nor an offer of insurance in any jurisdiction in which it would be unauthorized or unlawful to do so, including, but not limited to the State of New York.

Mollie Hollman, Brodeur Partners for ValueInsured, http://www.valueinsured.com, +1 646-746-5611, [email protected]

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