The document discusses the outlook for the US housing market and economic recovery. It notes that while the job market and GDP are growing, the recovery remains uncertain. Housing starts, sales and prices stabilized in 2010 but remain depressed. The baseline outlook predicts moderate economic and job growth over the next few years, with housing market stabilization as affordability and pent-up demand support sales. However, risks include high inflation, deflation, or a budget crisis that could slow the recovery.
Recovery to Normalcy - Colorado Housing Overview and Forecast
1. Recovery to Normalcy Lawrence Yun, Ph.D. Chief Economist NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® Presentation to Denver Metro REALTORS® Denver, Colorado November 17, 2010
34. Return to Normalcy Unprecedented Boom and Bust: 2000 to 2010 Sales Boomed and Retreated Prices Overshot and Corrected Fundamental Back to Justifiable Levels Long-standing Housing Policy still in place Credit Market Bubble … out the window
40. Credit Bubble DeadSubprime, Alt-A, Home Equity Mortgage Origination $ billion Source: NAR estimate based on Inside Mortgage Finance data
41. Long Standing Housing Policy Mortgage Interest Deduction If eliminated, about 15% hit to home values Massive wealth destruction on property owners who have saved and saved (in many cases to pass it on to the next generation) FHA Self-financing without ever needing taxpayer funds (as of yet) Fannie and Freddie Made mistakes and need to be restructured
42. Long-Term Path to Self Reliance may be Helped from Long-Term Housing Wealth Gains Median Family Net Worth 2010 2010 Source: Federal Reserve, NAR estimate for 2010
65. Budget deficit tipping point … higher interest rate and sharp cut back in standard of living
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Editor's Notes
This graph shows the number of distressed loans by category. The bottom category is the foreclosure inventory, which as you can has been steadily rising but the increase over the last 2 quarters of 2009 tempered off some. The green group are foreclosures started which have also decreased in the last quarter of 2009. this is, as I will talk about it more later on, due to pressure on mortgage companies to modify distressed loans and minimize the numbers going into foreclosure. Many states have also put moratorium on foreclosures towards the end of the year. The pink group are mortgages 90+ days past due which have also leveled out at the end of 2009. finally is the orange group, which are newly delinquent loans and that is the most positive news, showing that loans entering delinquent status are decreasing and possibly indicating that the foreclosure crisis in 2010 might not be as bad as was in 2009.