This appears a similar trend in Australia. Australia is following US policy. Is that wise.
The loss of housing or an inability to afford a house expands inequality and the sense of dependency on rental markets. With rental prices rising those on lower socio-economic incomes cannot afford to rent. In Australia these prices have increased due to property speculators from China buying up new properties which lifts market prices. Moreover, developers are pulling down old housing and erecting new smart houses and suburbs which pitches prices to those in the professional category. The housing stock availability for those on lower incomes shrinks which renders more homeless.
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An unaffordable housing market is another hallmark of a housing bubble. Nationwide, the median home value is equivalent to 3.61 times the median household income. We only considered those housing markets where home values were less affordable as they are on average nationwide. Even though many cities on this list have healthy job markets and high incomes, rapidly rising real estate costs mean many residents still struggle to afford their homes.
Is it true that there are rising real estate costs or are the real estate agents charging too much?
Exploitative lending practices highlights greed and lack of ethics, another important point.
A housing crisis can plunge people into severe poverty. It means that most of the disposable income is going in rent or mortgages. This reflects an imbalance and exposure to strong demand that is increasing the price of property.
Cities on the Verge of a Housing Crisis
Cities on the Verge of a Housing Crisis
Today, with the housing collapse a decade behind us, new regulations safeguard home buyers from predatory lenders. Since the housing market crash, home prices have regained the value lost — and then some. Through the first quarter of 2019, home prices have risen by nearly 70% since the post-recession low.
While steady year-over-year growth in home value is generally considered healthy, too much growth too quickly can lead to market instability and a risk of a collapse in the long term. In some U.S. cities, home values might be climbing at a rate that could prove disastrously unsustainable.
Reviewing quarterly median home price data for 123 metropolitan statistical areas from real estate data firm ATTOM Data Solutions, 24/7 Wall St. identified 15 U.S. metropolitan areas where home prices are at least 20% higher than at their nearest pre-recession peak. In several of these cities, prices are over 50% above that level.
Prices have risen in these metropolitan areas for good reason. Most of these areas are home to growing job sectors in high-paying industries and are attracting new residents and families. Growing demand for housing can drive up home prices, and some cities on this list are also some of America’s fastest growing housing markets.
It is important to note that 24/7 Wall St. does not claim to be able to predict the presence of a housing bubble in a given market. A number of other regional factors, including interest rates, delinquency rates, and the health of specific industries in a given area, all can affect the long-term stability of housing markets. But should the nation’s unprecedented sustained economic growth hit a serious stumbling block in the coming months, some of these markets, judging from current indicators, will be among the most vulnerable.
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