From Wallstreet Journal Online
Resolve to buy in 2008.
Demand for U.S. residential real estate isn't dead, it's just stalled, writes Thomas Kostigen of Marketwatch. He notes that sales of luxury homes have been strong and that "with the value of the U.S. dollar low and real estate prices dropping, it isn't hard to imagine foreigners taking bigger positions in properties here as part of their overall portfolios." Prices and sale volumes are already down 25% in some areas of South Florida, and when overseas buyers see values dropping 50%, they are likely to buy, he says.
"At the first blush of renewed energy, the real estate market will bounce back," he says.
By Lauren Baier Kim
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