House Prices: Experts Becoming More Optimistic

by The KCM Crew on October 1, 2012 ·

Each quarter, Pulsenomics surveys a

“distinguished panel of over 100 economists, investment strategists, and housing market analysts regarding their 4-year expectations for future home prices in the United States.”

Here are the latest survey results.
Price appreciation/depreciation expected over the next four years:

• 2012: 2.31%
• 2013: 2.44%
• 2014: 3.25%
• 2015: 3.43%

Fiserv also released a report projecting home prices to appreciate at an average of 3.7% annually over the next five years.
The average pre-bubble (1987-1999) annual appreciation was 3.6%