25 sats \ 0 replies \ @Undisciplined 27 Feb \ parent \ on: Real estate prices are rising: good news - the Fiat pump is working again econ
I agree with that, but I don't fully understand who it is that's buying all these homes.
If it's driven by flight out of NYC, LA, SF, or DC, then it makes sense to me. Selling a home there would give you plenty of money to buy a home in the growing mid-size metros. However, there should be a corresponding decline in the major metro housing markets.
My other thought, is that people may also be moving out of apartments in cities and into homes.