The whooping news about increased housing prices, should stun or disappoint you? At least it’s discerning to those who wanted to purchase a new home or a property. But good news to those who already bought a property sometime back and now it has shot up to an extent that you are profitable in case you are you are selling or maybe can even charge higher rents from your paying guest.
Having said that, why is it discerning to expect good returns from a surging market? Let’s learn about it as you continue to read.
The talk of the news
Recently the housing report stated that housing prices have surged during the time span of the first quarter of 2023. And averaging the outcomes of all the realty markets, it is closer to the mark of 7% year on year.
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Why has it surged?
The contributing factors to it are the increasing prices of labor, and housing materials, and the whooping demand for ready-to-move houses. All in all, it is an increased revenue to those who are selling the purchased property during this time, as it is high.
But saddening to those where it has become costlier to purchase the house they dreamt of. But the catch is yet to come as you read on. Well, the pandemic event had kept housing prices at low and stagnant for some time. And in fact, it was the right time to have invested back then, but now with the elevated prices, it isn’t the right time to invest. It’s good to save oneself than put yourself in the loophole of debts that could just make things worse.
Coming to the point, why?
It might be good that the housing prices are surging and it shows the potential of the real estate market but when the Reserve Bank of India rises the repo rate, it causes an alarm. When the repo rate increases the mortgage interest rates increase as well. Which in turn becomes hard for the buyers to take a home loan to purchase, as paying higher interest rates is a greater pain.
So while being fascinated about the price hikes, it is as well important to look into these aspects. If you wonder why RBI increases the interest rates, it is because of the rising inflation. In order to curb that, it’s a measure for the government. Having the inflation high, don’t you think the mortgage rates can surge as well?
In this case, it in fact becomes a costlier expense, and going forth the housing prices might even decline, due to a mismatch in the supply and demand.
Well, it’s also important to take a look at the income rate to afford that hiked housing price. If the income rate has no growth then the house that you want to own is a way big expense risk that one can take upon, as it isn’t a 5-year plan but a much long-term plan in fact.
For homes to get sold it’s also a matter of affordability. Earlier affordable homes had a share of 51 percent, and now it is down by 11 percent. It just shows how the affordability price matters for average investors to buy as well.
In the other scenario, when the land, as well as house prices, increases simultaneously, then it’s a drastic situation to be in.
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Wrapping up
Paying off your home installments is more like increasing your net worth. But it’s also true that the money that your home is worth can only be taken out when you sell it or either use it as collateral on any loans that you take.
Unless you have invested in a rental property, it ain’t going to make you money for retirement. If it seems like a costly affair of investing in a property, you must consider options like investing in bonds to reap monthly or half-yearly, or even annual payments for that matter at a lower risk and is hassle-free with a fixed interest and capital preservation.
If you were to be a millionaire by owning a house for which you paid mortgage installments, the price of the house that you own must shoot up year on year at an average of 8% and considerably has a shortened tenure of the mortgage. But the catch is the prices of the home need not necessarily shoot up every year and the value of all the homes need not go up.
On the other hand, a part of that appreciated value will go to maintenance, paying up insurance, doing some repairs, and of course paying the property taxes. It isn’t a fallacy that real estate takes up a huge chunk of your money in buying one and at the same time, it can be illiquid, unlike other instruments. The major point to look into is that not every piece of land or a home is worth buying as it depends on the area to make a real profit from it.
