Homeowners continue to have little short-term confidence in the U.S. housing market but are much more confident about the picture five years down the road. The findings on both questions remain in the ballpark of where they’ve been for well over a year.
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that only 20% of homeowners believe the value of their home will go up in the next year. Twenty-four percent (24%) expect the value to go down, but that’s an eight-point drop from last month, which had been the most pessimistic finding to date. Most (53%) think their home’s value will stay about the same.
A month ago, 21% expected their house’s value to go up, while 45% said it would remain about the same.
Still, the new findings are little changed from those at the first of the year.


