Carol-Lynn denHoed, Realtor

Friday, October 9, 2009

A Historic Time to Buy

This is a historic time to buy.  Young people just starting to invest and buying their first homes are potentially the winners in this recession.  First-time homebuyers, most between the ages of 25 and 45, accounted for about 45 percent of home sales from January through July 2009, according to the National Association of REALTORS®.

A study by investment company T. Rowe Price points out that investing when prices are low can result in amazing gains. For instance, between 1970 and 1990, the annualized rate of return for the S&P 500 was 11.5 percent.
Source: The Associated Press

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