How High Can Southern California Home Prices Go? #realestate #wealth #homeownership

Source:  Orange County Register

For 62 straight months, Southern California home prices have gone in one direction.  Up.

Five years ago, you could snatch up a median-priced condo in Orange and Los Angeles counties for about $280,000, 76 percent less than today's prices.  A median-priced house cost $323,000 in L.A. County five years ago and $495,000 in O.C., about $260,000 less than today's prices in both counties.

Will prices keep rising or are they close to the top?  Here's what economists and industry analysts say about what the future holds for home prices in the region.

- Southern California home prices aren't about to drop.  In fact, they believe prices will keep rising for two more years, at least, and possibly longer.

- The market isn't in a bubble - yet - although bubble talk is starting to "raise its ugly head" at cocktail parties, one economist said.  Some analysts are saying Southern California home prices are showing signs of being overvalued.

- If you're thinking about buying a home, now just might be the time to act - provided you don't overextend yourself and you plan to live there awhile.

Check out the full story here:
http://www.ocregister.com/2017/06/25/how-much-longer-can-home-prices-keep-going-up/

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