The Mortgage Melt-down explained

I just discovered a wonderful video on You Tube which explains the mortgage melt-down in terms that everyone can understand. It's very clear, and there's also part 2 to continue the explanation.

Click below to see part 1.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0zEXdDO5JU

It applies to the current situation in NW Arkansas Real Estate in that in this area we are victim to what happened in the mortgage meltdown. In addition, there were some contributing factors.

For example, back a number of years ago, the stock market tanked. Local people (who maybe lost money in the stock market) started looking at real estate investment rather than the stock market. A piece of land or a house is a tangible entity after all. They invested in single-family rentals and other multi-family real estate.

Then in 2004 the Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers MSA (Metropolitan Statistical Area--i.e. basically NW Arkansas) ranked #1 for the Millkin report on the economy for all of the US, ahead of Las Vegas. All of a sudden the vultures started circling. Investors from all over the country were trying to purchase the same homes that first time home buyers were trying to purchase. Prices skyrocketed on the low end as demand far exceeded supply. Builders were not constructing new homes on the low end, because land prices were too high.

The result was that it became almost impossible to purchase an affordable home in NW Arkansas.

Then the mortgage melt-down happened and the investors from elsewhere disappeared. Inventory in NW Arkansas was high (i.e. lots of homes on the market in all aprice ranges).

Now we have a lot of homes on the market including affordable homes. Prices have declined precipitously. Of course, it all depends on price range.

The bottom line is that now is a terrific time to purchase a home. There are a lot of homes on the market in all price ranges. The low end is showing homes for less than $100K, a phenomenon not seen in many years. Lots of foreclosures, but also lots of good deals.

If you want to purchase a home, give me a call. I can help. I mostly help buyers, but my knowledge of the market also helps sellers.

See my home search website: http://www.NWArkansasHomeSearch.com or my regular informational website at http://www.Judyluna.com