Homes in 97% of U.S. cities are overvalued, Moody's says

Re:Homes in 97% of U.S. cities are overvalued, Moody's says by nr2x on Friday May 06, 2022 @12:16AM (#31281256)

Eventually, housing costs begin to outstrip income. Starts at the bottom and goes up. In South Bay a quarter million of household income can’t get you a modest family home. Simple single family homes go for $3M.

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Re:Homes in 97% of U.S. cities are overvalued, Moody's says by wctawcta on Friday May 06, 2022 @02:03AM (#31281795)

It's wild. Single family houses are being listed at $2M-$3M and going for $1M over asking. And the houses would often be considered fairly modest anywhere else in the country.

I imagine a lot of buyers can afford this by selling their existing homes. Or perhaps they socked away a huge nest egg during after an IPO or over the duration of the stock market run up.

But new homebuyers would need to earn about $750k+/year for the foreseeable future for this to make financial sense. That could be a risky wager over the next few years.

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Re:Homes in 97% of U.S. cities are overvalued, Moody's says by nr2x on Sunday May 08, 2022 @10:52PM (#31309998)

If I were paying a mortgage with equity rather than salary I’d be nervous right now. There has to be a non trivial amount of people in that situation, and the stock market tanking means some people will not have the planned upon income. Then what?

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