Americans Divided Over Halting Foreclosures
By Kevin Chiu Despite the enormous financial damage it would do to the U.S. economy, Americans are divided over whether the record flood of foreclosures…
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Opinion Polls
Housing Predictor ran its own reader polls from 2007 to 2012, through the worst of the housing crash. They are preserved here as primary research.
These are historical. Housing Predictor polled its own readers between 2007 and 2012, through the worst of the crash. They record what people visiting a housing site believed at the time — not a representative sample of the country, and not current sentiment.
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Single Women May Be A Key to Reviving Housing Market
By Kiesha Joseph According to a report by the Joint Center for Housing Studies, single women have been scooping up property like never before.
U.S. Expects Riots to Develop From Economic Downturn
A large majority of those surveyed expect the economic downturn to result in riots in the U.S.
Cash Home Sales Climb to More Than One-Third
By Mike Colpitts All cash home purchases climbed to make up more than one in three sales in the final quarter of the year, according to the Campbell Inside…
Wealth Effect Impact Leaves U.S. Feeling Poorer
The way people feel about their personal well being in relationship to money is taking a serious hit as the Wealth Effect leaves Americans feeling poorer, a…
Glass-Steagall: Should Be Re-Adopted, Survey Overwhelmingly Shows
The Glass-Steagall Act that was enacted at the height of the Great Depression to halt “improper banking activity” should be re-adopted to halt the…
Opinion Poll Finds No Bottom in Housing Market Yet
Since residential real estate decisions are emotionally driven the bottom of the housing market is far from materializing, according to the outcome of a new…
Poll Shows Hardly Anyone Trusts Bankers
At a time when Congress has the lowest approval record in history, bankers receive even lower marks for being trusted by the public at large, according to a…
Opinion Poll: Americans Divided on Home Tax Credit
In an amazing study of public uncertainness, Americans are divided on whether states should offer tax credits to incentivize home buyers to purchase a home.
Opinion Poll Shows Housing Market Damage Ahead
More than 2 out of 3 polled say the expiration of the federal home buyers’ tax credit will damage the housing market.
Poll Shows Government Housing Plan to Fail
Apparently feeling that voluntary measures aren’t enough to get the job done, the over-whelming majority of respondents to a new Housing Predictor poll say…
Half of US Homes Underwater
A newly released survey shows that more than half of all U.S. homes with a mortgage are underwater or owe more on their homes than the current value of their…
More Than Half of Homeowners Can’t Move
More than half of all homeowners with a mortgage are unable to move or make a change in their housing situation as a direct result of being underwater on a…
Opinion Poll: Drop Mortgage Rates to Aid Housing Markets
Opinion Poll: Drop Mortgage Rates to Aid Housing Markets Slightly more than 3 out of 4 surveyed say lower mortgage interest rates would help the battered…
Mortgages Biggest Spike in 3 Months
Demonstrating that there’s pent up demand for refinances and new home purchases despite erratic highs and lows in the marketplace, applications for home…
Wall Street Bankers: Should Be Prosecuted, Survey Shows
In an over-whelming show of support Americans want those responsible for sending the U.S.
Survey Says Freddie and Fannie Should Stop Buying Mortgages
A large majority of consumers surveyed say they want U.S. mortgage giants Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae to stop buying home mortgages.
Trump: Should Hang it Up for President
By Kevin Chiu It was a decisive poll. Apparently Americans have seen enough of Donald Trump.
Poll Shows Home Prices to Rise
Home prices are expected to rise in the next one to four years by a large majority of Americans, according to a new Housing Predictor survey.
Illegally Foreclosed: Should Be Compensated
Homeowners caught up in the banks robo-signing scandal that have illegally been foreclosed should be compensated financially by the banks that foreclosed on…
Banks: Should Slash Mortgage Principal
Banks and mortgage lenders should slash the balance on mortgages owed by all homeowners in light of the housing crisis blamed heavily on U.S.
S&P Downgrade Shakes Confidence in Housing Market
The Standard and Poor’s U.S. credit downgrade seriously shakes the confidence that a recovery in the U.S.
Majority Believe in Free Market Miracle
A majority of those polled say that U.S. policy makers in Washington, D.C. should stop trying to implement programs to aid the troubled housing market, and…
Majority Would Squat in Vacant Homes
If everything went to pot the majority of Americans would squat in vacant homes before going homeless.
Americans Feel Home Prices Won’t Improve
A new opinion poll shows that Americans feel home prices won’t improve enough in the next five years to pull millions of underwater homeowners out from being…
Survey Shows Mixed Results on Handling Foreclosures
Respondents to a new Housing Predictor survey seem as divided as Congress on how to handle the growing foreclosure crisis.
Housing Appreciation Years Off, Survey Shows
Consumers say it’s going to take a number of years for the housing market to appreciate in value again, according to a new Housing Predictor online poll.
Poll Shows Housing Rebound Delayed
A rebound in the housing market is certain to be delayed a number of years as a result of mortgage lenders implementing foreclosure moratoriums, according to…
Poll Shows Split on Real Estate Market
Respondents are split over whether the real estate market will show better times in the coming New Year, according to a new opinion poll.
No Confidence in US Government to Aid Housing Market
Respondents to an online poll have given the U.S. government a no confidence vote when it comes to helping the housing market.
Majority Affected by Foreclosures
The crisis is hitting home. An overwhelming majority of respondents to a new Housing Predictor poll say they are directly affected by the foreclosure crisis…
Strong Majority Say Home Values Will Inflate
The U.S. housing market is in for a healthy recovery, according to a new survey. A strong majority of consumers polled say they expect home values in all…
More Lose Money Investing in Real Estate
Despite conventional wisdom being that real estate is one of the safest investments that can be made, slightly more people have lost money investing in real…
Survey Reveals Banks: Should Cut Mortgages
Homeowners in desperate need of help should have their mortgages cut by banks and mortgage lenders in an effort to aid the U.S.
Survey Finds Congress: Should Force Banks to Modify Mortgages
Congress should force bankers to modify mortgages for homeowners who are in trouble on their home loans instead of foreclosing, a new Housing Predictor…
Banks: Should Be Forced to Modify Mortgages
Americans believe banks have ripped all of us off big, judging by the results of the latest Housing Predictor poll.
Survey Shows Time to Buy Real Estate
A large majority of respondents to a new Housing Predictor survey say now is the time to buy real estate, despite uncertainty over the U.S. economy.
Majority Surveyed Want to Buy Homes
A large majority of respondents to a new Housing Predictor survey said they want to buy their first home or purchase another home, indicating that pent-up…
Lenders: Should be Forced to Cut Mortgages, Poll Shows
For the second time, respondents to a Housing Predictor poll say that banks and other mortgage lenders should be forced to reduce mortgage principal and cut…
Only 40% Will Pay Off Mortgages
Only 40% of respondents in a new survey say they intend to pay off their home mortgages, and slightly more than a third (34%) said they do not plan on paying…
Majority Won’t Purchase Vacation Homes
Despite stabilization developing in many U.S. housing markets, a large majority of respondents to a new survey say they would not consider purchasing a…