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Trends in The Housing Market - Seattle housing boom, Portland development, California exodus, Texas

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Channel: Mike Martins · 2018 · People & Blogs

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“markets crashed within hours economies take months to years to crash”
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“a lot of our youth is completely bought out they have no chance of starting a family”
— Mike Martins

Country Archive subjects
Canada Vancouver rentals, Toronto housing, Ontario farmland, mortgage stress
United States Seattle housing boom, Portland development, California exodus, Texas relocation
Australia Sydney worker exodus, residential land inflation, housing affordability
New Zealand Auckland housing, rental pressures, foreign-buyer restrictions
United Kingdom London worker displacement, housing inflation
Ireland Dublin affordability, international viewer participation
Germany Deutsche Bank, physical gold delivery, monetary concerns
China International property investment, foreign capital, real estate speculation

This episode documents a growing international conversation about how housing affordability affects employment, family formation, food production, and financial independence.
4. Prediction Alerts — February 14, 2018
Prediction / warning What you anticipated
1. Rising interest-rate destruction Higher rates could reduce mortgage qualification and put downward pressure on property prices
2. The global housing exodus Essential workers and families could continue leaving expensive metropolitan areas
3. Seattle's affordability crisis Seattle could experience increasingly severe housing pressures
4. Farmland disappearing Residential development could continue replacing productive agricultural land
5. Generational homeownership decline Younger people could struggle to establish households and raise families
6. Financial-market instability Rising rates and declining liquidity could increase market volatility
7. Precious metals warning Gold and silver could become more attractive during periods of financial uncertainty
8. The worldwide housing commodity problem Speculative investment could continue distancing property prices from local wages
9. California population displacement Housing costs could encourage more residents to relocate to affordable states
10. Housing correction without affordability Even substantial price declines might leave housing unaffordable relative to local incomes

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