All markets are somewhat cyclical … a “crash” is just an opportunity. Of course the bumping up against debt-to-income limits they mention doesn’t necessarily bode a crash, just an inflection point where home prices will rise roughly with incomes vs rising faster. (Assuming fairly constant rates.)

Unlike 2004-2008, I knew people who were buying multiple homes to flip every few months/years back then. All they wanted was the capital appreciation of a sale and it wasn’t about cash flowing or anything since they did interest only loans, ninja loans and in 6 months or a year, sell and multiply the game with 3 houses vs. 1.

They eventually loss all the homes of course. This kept rents low, but house prices high so that was why the bubble was then and not now IMO. Rent vs own/buy was out of whack back then.

Rents now are insane and like the person who is in escrow who was paying 1k/rent, if you had a 4k/month rent, you wouldn’t think it’s as risky when your rent maybe even MORE than your mortgage…even when not taking any tax benefits into account.

I see plenty of people in my hood paying 4k/month rents now so with rents so high, buying isn’t as risky unless you really don’t plan to stay long.

Everyone who bought in 2008-2011 are probably sitting on close to 50% equity and paying even less after a refi now.

TR:DR: No bubble, all are complaints that housing is too high (which it is, but rents are too high too)…

You would need a major economic collapse or some other event for it to drop materially (meaning 25+% drop).

To your points, kev, agree.

Per the video posted, those interviewed mentioned that most mortgage loans they are seeing today are pushing the limits of DTI, so, once again, it appears many are still living beyond their means.

They also mentioned that a 17% drop could, in fact, affect many, so guess we’ll just have to see what happens. Even though we have substantial real estate holdings dating back many years, from what I’m reading, I would definitely not want to be out on a financial limb of any type going forward.

Agree.

We’ve had many investment properties for years, and have never had to sell them during any downturn, or chosen to sell them, even though we got in cheaply, and appreciation has been excellent.

In addition, they will benefit our kids going forward, so we will let them decide what they want to do with them at that point in time, but those getting in now might want to give it some serious thought.

What the video doesn’t talk about are Credit Default Swaps – which was what really took down the market. It is a highly leveraged product which really is an insurance product but is regulated like an investment product. If you are on the ‘cover’ side of a CDS, you are obligated for any losses that occur on which loan or loan bundle you are covering. CDS(s) took down Bear Stearns, almost took down Goldman, Lehman etc.

CDOs may be a problem, but CDS(s) are toxic — and they are still not regulated as an insurance product.

“The Big Short” is on Netflix.

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I see a lot of people in the media say it’s not like the last time just because NINJA loans are absent.. that is hogwash. Bubbles can be caused in a variety of ways..[/quote]

You’re right, that doesn’t disprove a bubble. But it’s NOT a bubble like last time.

I didn’t watch the video past the intro (it’s just an advertisement it seems?), but there hasn’t been much mention of the defining characteristic of bubbles: valuations. Valuations now vs during the bubble are not even in the same ballpark. (And that’s without considering that rates are much lower now).

Is it a bubble? That’s kind of a squishy term, so I guess it depends on your definition. By the definitions I favor, it is not; maybe some could argue otherwise for other definitions. But it does not compare at all to the mid-2000s bubble.

[quote=moneymaker]Totally agree investors are chasing returns and when that starts to turn there will be a run by most, not all, but enough to cause a crash. Just like in the last bubble burst, not everyone lost there place though at times it seemed like it.[/quote]Investors and not speculator wouldn’t sell unless you see a big crash in rent as well. Why would investors/landlords sell and have to pay taxes on the gain while they’re cash flowing positive? If anything, I see them extracting equity to buy even more rental if price crash and rent doesn’t.