Boston Condos for Sale and Rent
Rising Boston condo prices helps build wealth
Home prices set another record for growth in July, according to the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price NSA Index, which showed a 1.5% seasonally adjusted increase from June and a 19.7% increase from a year earlier.
July was the fourth month in a row in which the growth rate of housing prices set a record, said, Craig Lazzara, managing director and global head of index investment strategy at S&P Dow Jones Indexes.
In Boston, home prices were up 1.1% on a monthly basis and 18.7% on an annual one.
“The last several months have been extraordinary not only in the level of price gains but in the consistency of gains across the country,” Lazzara said in a press release. Prices in 19 of the 20 cities covered by the index were at all-time highs, he said. The only outlier was Chicago, which was just 0.3% below its 2006 peak.
The 10-city composite index rose 1.4% on a monthly basis and 19.1% on a yearly basis, while the 20-city composite gained 1.5% monthly and 19.9% annually.
“We have previously suggested that the strength in the U.S. housing market is being driven in part by a reaction to the COVID pandemic, as potential buyers move from urban apartments to suburban homes,” he said, noting that July’s data supports that hypothesis. “This demand surge may simply represent an acceleration of purchases that would have occurred anyway over the next several years. Alternatively, there may have been a secular change in locational preferences, leading to a permanent shift in the demand curve for housing.”
Colin McBurnette, a senior portfolio manager at Anger Oak Capital Advisors, said he expects home prices to continue to rise at an annual rate of approximately 20% due to the current chronic supply and demand mismatch of single-family housing.
“The rise of the millennial homebuyer and the lack of investment in housing after the global financial crisis, combined with the pandemic-driven desire for more space and all-time low mortgage rates, has home prices surging,” he said.
Boston Condos for Sale and Rent
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Over the next five years, Boston condo prices are expected to appreciate, on average, by 3.6% per year and to grow by 18.2% cumulatively, according to Pulsenomics’ most recent Home Price Expectation Survey.
So, what does this mean for Boston condo owners and their equity position?
As an example, let’s assume a young couple purchased and closed on a $250,000 home this January. If we only look at the projected increase in the price of that home, how much equity will they earn over the next 5 years?
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Since the experts predict that home prices will increase by 5.0% in 2018, the young homeowners will have gained $12,500 in equity in just one year.
Over a five-year period, their equity will increase by over $48,000! This figure does not even take into account their monthly principal mortgage payments. In many cases, home equity is one of the largest portions of a family’s overall net worth.
Conclusion
Not only is homeownership something to be proud of, but it also offers you and your family the ability to build equity you can borrow against in the future. If you are ready and willing to buy, find out if you are able to today!
