tailieunhanh - U.S. REAL ESTATE MARKET: TRENDS AND OPPORTUNITIES March 2009

Even if you don’t plan to sell your investment property right away, an appraiser will help you determine whether or not your investment is a good one financially. In fact, most lenders will require a full appraisal of any property to assure that they’re making a sound move by funding your purchase. You can check newspapers for current prices on similar properties. But you might also consider hiring an appraiser. By providing recent sales prices on similar homes, an appraiser can help you determine a current market value for the home you’ve got your eye on. The appraiser will usually review at least three similar homes. | AGINSKY CONSULTING GROUP YOUR GLOBAL PARTNERS IN GROWTH 320 SW Stark Suites 417 418 Portland OR 97204 USA Toll Free 877-WITH-ACG Direct Line 503-922-0818 info@ . REAL ESTATE MARKET TRENDS AND OPPORTUNITIES March 2009 Summary of contents Overview of the current state of the . real estate market BRIC economies and their growing importance in the global economy Russia s economic outlook and business prospects China s economic outlook and business prospects Opportunities for . real estate companies Overview of the current state of . real estate market The . real estate market is currently going through one of the worst corrections in history as evidenced by a steep declining trend of new home sales and rapidly growing real estate foreclosures. The sales of new single-family homes in January 2009 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 309 000 according to the estimates of the . Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. This value is below the revised December 2008 rate of 344 000 and below the January 2008 estimate of 597 Ian Shepherson chief . economist at High Frequency Economics said We think that the sales are now very close to their floor. The absolute level of inventory continues to fall but because sales are falling even faster the monthly supply is still rising. This will keep prices falling for the rest of this year at least. 2 The widely-quoted S P Case-Shiller Home Price Index corroborates the ongoing drop in home values across the . reporting that in November 2008 11 of 20 metro areas around the nation showed the highest decline in annual rates ever on This huge decline in real estate prices is due to immense oversupply and dwindling demand caused by factors such as the credit crunch difficult mortgage financing low consumer confidence high unemployment and high cost of production. According to the New York Times it would still take