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Nope. There is fear in the air these days in the world of real estate. Here in Phoenix, our market has stabilized and home prices are appreciating at a healthy rate. Demand is high and all is good in the land (except for the luxury market!). So why are folks afraid and another crash? There are some HUGE differences between what is happening now, and what happened in 2005. A combination of: 1. Loose lending practices 2. Risky mortgages 3. Poor appraisal practices 4. Unnaturally high appreciation rates (as high as 45% annually) 5. Way too many vacant homes set the stage for a rapid deceleration of home prices. When investors looked at their portfolio of vacant homes in which often invested NONE of their own money, the obvious decision for them was to dump the homes, further decelerating home values. YIKES! These days we have strict lending and appraisal practices to protect us, vested home owners, and very few vacant homes so even if home home prices decline, homeowners have equity so they won't get stuck. If you have any questions or concerns. let me know! You know where to find me! Kristin LaVanway 480-282-7464 Kristin@HereInPhoenix.com Music by: "Fretless" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/