It may be two to three more years before prospective home buyers get a break from escalating property prices and tight supply, according to experts speaking at a National Association of Real Estate Editors conference Wednesday.
That is the time frame for institutional speculators, who currently are dominating the market, to pull out of their investments and still make a profit, explained Bill Rayburn of the mortgage technology firm FNC. The market also will need to see the return of individual home buyers in order to normalize, he said, which will be propelled by employment gains. Higher Home Prices Cool Buying Frenzy: The recent rise in home prices has more investors concerned.
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