{"id":3146,"date":"2020-09-02T05:00:30","date_gmt":"2020-09-02T10:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nwiloanguy.com\/blog\/how-will-the-presidential-election-impact-real-estate\/"},"modified":"2020-10-28T11:10:26","modified_gmt":"2020-10-28T16:10:26","slug":"how-will-the-presidential-election-impact-real-estate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nwiloanguy.com\/blog\/how-will-the-presidential-election-impact-real-estate\/","title":{"rendered":"How Will the Presidential Election Impact Real Estate?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"How<\/p>\n

The year 2020 will be remembered as one of the most challenging times of our lives. A worldwide pandemic, a recession causing historic unemployment, and a level of social unrest perhaps never seen before have all changed the way we live. Only the real estate market seems to be unaffected, as a new forecast projects there may be more homes purchased <\/strong>this year than last year.<\/span><\/p>\n

As we come to the end of this tumultuous year, we\u2019re preparing for perhaps the most contentious presidential election of the century. Today, it\u2019s important to look at the impact past presidential election years have had on the real estate market.<\/p>\n

Is there a drop-off in home sales during a presidential election year?<\/strong><\/h4>\n

BTIG<\/em>, a research and analysis company, looked at new home sales from 1963 through 2019 in their report titled One House, Two House, Red House, Blue House<\/a>. They noted that in non-presidential years, there is a -9.8% decrease in November compared to October. This is the normal seasonality of the market, with a slowdown in activity that\u2019s usually seen in fall and winter.<\/p>\n

However, it also revealed that in presidential election years, the typical drop increases to -15%. The report explains why:<\/p>\n

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\u201cThis may indicate that potential homebuyers may become more cautious in the face of national election uncertainty.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Are those sales lost forever?<\/strong><\/h4>\n

No. BTIG<\/em> determined:<\/p>\n

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\u201cThis caution is temporary, and ultimately results in deferred sales, as the economy, jobs, interest rates and consumer confidence all have far more meaningful roles in the home purchase decision than a Presidential election result in the months that follow.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

In a separate study<\/a> done by Meyers Research & Zonda<\/em>, Ali Wolf, Chief Economist<\/em>, agrees that those purchases are just delayed until after the election:<\/p>\n

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\u201cHistory suggests that the slowdown is largely concentrated in the month of November. In fact, the year after a presidential election is the best of the four-year cycle. This suggests that demand for new housing is not lost because of election uncertainty, rather it gets pushed out to the following year.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Will it matter who is elected?<\/strong><\/h4>\n

To some degree, but not in the overall number of home sales. As mentioned above, consumer confidence plays a significant role in a family\u2019s desire to buy a home. How may consumer confidence impact the housing market post-election? The BTIG<\/em> report covered that as well:<\/p>\n

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\u201cA change in administration might benefit trailing blue county housing dynamics. The re-election of President Trump could continue to propel red county outperformance.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Again, overall sales should not be impacted in a significant way.<\/p>\n

Bottom Line<\/strong><\/h3>\n

If mortgage rates remain near all-time lows, the economy continues to recover, and unemployment continues to decrease, the real estate market should remain strong up to and past the election.<\/p>\n

Source: New feed<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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