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Current conditions and Real Estate market
Hello fellow Bigger Pockets members.
i am wondering what you are perceiving in the coming months and years in the global economy and how it might affect real estate values and investing.
The US is in an 8 year economic expansion. This 8 year period is the third longest expansionary period in US history. At some point, we will go on to a recession. It follows normal business and economic cycles.
The Federal Reserve continues to keep interest rates at low levels, in part, to fuel this economic expansion. This can lead to asset value appreciation. When interest rates rise, values are likely to fall as a result.
The federal budget continues to grow and the country runs at a budgetary deficit. Eventually, federal spending or taxation will have to adjust to compensate. Otherwise, the value of the currency falls leaving to inflation.
I am looking at the current RE markets and deals with these concerns in mind and wonder how to effectively make offers that make financial sense for the long term.
What are your thoughts?