tailieunhanh - The Impact of Real Estate Investors on Housing Markets

Private real estate investment is a typical one-shot decision problem for personal investors due to the huge investment expense and the fear of substantial loss. There is only one outcome for a one-shot decision problem. The private real estate investment problem is analyzed within a one-shot decision framework. The procedure for a one-shot decision consists of two steps. In the first step, for each alternative, some states of nature, which are called focus points, are selected amongst all states of nature based on the attitudes of decision makers on uncertainty. In the second step, alternatives are evaluated based. | The Impact of Real Estate Investors on Housing Markets A study and analysis of the growth of the Imperial Valley housing market. A research project submitted to the Urban Studies and Planning Program Senior Sequence Class of 2004-2005 March 03rd 2005 Donald Povieng University of California San Diego Urban Studies and Planning Program dpovieng@ I ABSTRACT In Southern California Imperial Valley has recently witnessed massive growth in its housing market. This growth has been widely compared to the bedroom community of Temecula in that the growth is merely spillover from San Diego housing markets where people seek affordable housing alternatives. However investors recognize these communities as investment opportunities and have drastically changed the dynamic of the respective housing markets. The presence of these investors directly lead to inflated housing prices which ultimately undermine the very principle of bedroom communities that are supposed to provide relief from the very same inflated housing prices. Utilizing data obtained from recent homebuyers in Imperial Valley this study determines the role of and impact of investors in the Imperial Valley housing market through comparative economic analysis of the housing market with and without investors. This study will add to a growing literature on economics of housing and the growth of bedroom communities. By understanding the phenomenon of the housing market in the Imperial Valley public policy makers and private homebuilders may more effectively and efficiently develop strategies to anticipate and serve future housing needs. Keywords housing market growth bedroom communities sprawl real estate investment Imperial Valley growth I GOODBYE DOW JONES HELLO FANNIE MAE It s becoming almost impossible to move here and own a home unless you have some equity built up and our economy has been one of the greatest in the United States but it hasn t been going gangbusters. -Ed Shaffer San Diego Association of .