Housing

Americans See Best Home Buyers' Market in Years

Americans See Best Home Buyers' Market in Years

April 16, 2009
While just 22% of Americans think that the average price of houses in their area will increase over the next year, 71% think now is a good time to buy a house.

Americans See Buyers’ Market in Housing

Seventy-one percent think now is a good time to buy a house

April 16, 2009
Americans’ perceptions of the housing market have improved greatly in the past year: 71% say now is a good time to buy a house, vs. 53% in 2008. But potential buyers may not be in a rush to close the deal, since three in four say prices in their area will stabilize or decline over the next year.More ...

Americans on Housing Aid: Unfair but Necessary

Fifty-one percent say helping homeowners pay their mortgages is “unfair”

February 25, 2009
While 51% of Americans feel government aid to help distressed homeowners make their mortgage payments is “unfair,” 59% feel it is necessary, and 60% believe it will make the housing market at least a little better.More ...

Views on Government Aid Depend on the Program

Majorities support foreclosure aid, oppose bank and auto bailouts

February 24, 2009
Americans are solidly in favor of government aid to homeowners facing foreclosure, and solidly against further government aid to auto companies and banks. More generally, a majority of Americans support the broad, $787 billion stimulus plan recently passed into law, but with reservations.More ...

Opinion Briefing: Achieving Gains in Africa

Attention to infrastructure needs may help with “bottom-up” approach

January 19, 2009
With the Obama administration saying it will take “a ‘bottom-up’ approach to ensuring that America remains a positive force in the world,” Gallup Polls conducted across sub-Saharan Africa suggest that foreign aid directed at infrastructure needs, in addition to health, would be well-received.More ...

Americans Seeking Investing “Safe Haven”

But will bankers provide a safe place with reasonable rates on deposits?

April 18, 2008
Reflecting an increased desire for safety, far more Americans -- 29% this year compared to 18% a year ago -- see savings accounts/CDs as the “best long-term investment,” while far fewer -- 27% today versus 50% six years ago -- say the same about real estate.More ...

Majority of Americans Still See Buyer’s Market for Homes

Few expect local housing prices to increase over the next year

April 15, 2008
A majority of Americans (53%) and more than two-thirds of those making $75,000 or more a year (69%) say now is a good time to buy a house.More ...
More Money for Fuel Leaves Less for Fun

More Money for Fuel Leaves Less for Fun

April 7, 2008
Of Americans surveyed, 97% say that over the past year the price they pay for a gallon of gasoline has gone up, and 50% say the money they have available for entertainment and recreation each month has gone down.

Republicans Oppose Homeowner Bailout as Home Values Fall

Seven in 10 Democrats and 55% of independents support a homeowner bailout

April 7, 2008
Fifty-eight percent of Republicans oppose a government bailout of homeowners, even as 35% of Americans report that the value of their home has fallen over the past year and the Senate works on a bipartisan effort to help the residential real estate market.More ...

Six in 10 Oppose Wall Street Bailouts

But majority of Americans support the government helping people stay in their homes

April 3, 2008
Six in 10 Americans oppose the federal government taking steps to prevent major Wall Street investment companies from failing, but 56% favor the government helping people stay in their homes.More ...
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