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After the the economic collapse in the fall, industry analysts saw real estate values plummet by 18.2%. This drastic drop in home values has hit homeowners severely. But it has also produced a buyer’s market for savvy consumers who would like to capitalize on the drop in housing prices to purchase a house now.

Housing prices dropped as far as almost twenty percent according to one written report on the current market. Many homeowners are suffering because their homes have dropped in price dramatically. Many homeowners are waking up to the fact that their house is worth less now than when they originally bought it.

With the crashing housing values coupled with the record count of foreclosures, new home starts have also taken a hit. There is an overflow of available and cheap real estate on the real estate market throughout the U.S.. Buyers who are in the market for a new home are all of a sudden presented with low-cost options that they did not have before.

In this real estate market, affordibility is extremely important. Many people who can make a substantial down payment and have excellent credit are now positioned to buy a house and can profit from the current circumstances to pick up a home for cheap. While banking concerns might be gasping for air, there are plenty of other institutions and government entities that can get qualified buyers a loan.

Homeowners who are forced by financial circumstances to sell their home are realizing that it is a buyer’s market. They surely will not get their asking price, not in this buyer’s market. The current market is obviously not a good time to sell your house, unless it’s forced by financial hardship.

The low property values combined with the record number of foreclosures, bad new housing start statistics and slow-moving home sales shows an ugly picture for the real estate market. However, it is providing some individuals a chance to buy a house at a much lower price. With this many houses on the market because of foreclosure, a lot of homeowners who want to put their homes up for sale are finding themselves in competition with with lower priced homes put up for foreclosure.