No one said it was going to be easy and that life would be smooth sailing without any struggles, risks, or obstacles to overcome. Things don't always go our way. Even as an child, you got hungry, tired, sick, and frustrated by so many things that you can't comprehend.
As we grow up, you begin to understand how you could control certain elements of your environment, yet still suffer from all the troubles. It appears that life is a struggle until the day we die, and we always want more. It's how we cope and view these incidents that determine our character.
With constant news of starving people, natural disasters, political problems, pollution, and health concerns, how can we feel good about ourselves? The news apparently sucks, which is why I am trying to go on a news diet. It almost seems to hold us back subconsciously from achieving certain goals. If you look deep enough, you can find a positive in everything.
For almost three years now, we have been told just how bad the housing market is and how bad it could possible get. Yes, many people have lost money in there homes, but isn't now a time to invest even more in your future and the future of your home? I found some positive in the county I live in...
According to The Maryland State Association of Realtors in May Prince Georges County showed the most significant increase in sales with a 61.7 % increase in pending units sold! P.G. County home sales surged from 494 last May to 799 this year. That is pretty amazing!
Big Question is what will 2011 bring?
Sixty of the top 100 metropolitan markets are seeing positive appreciation, according to Corelogic -- and that's a huge difference from a year ago, when all 100 of the same market were reading negative.
So, don't get worked up over by a month's worth of sales numbers. Look at the longer-term pattern -- and you'll see that things are pointing to positive.
America has always pulled through the hard times. The way we will get through this is to have a positive outlook on things and realize that it is going to get better eventually. And when it does, the market will be stronger than ever. As of today the mortgage rates are at record lows. It's time for this generation of first time home buyers and investors to sink capitol into the housing market. After all, some may never see this again in their lifetime. We can choose to allow the constant bombardment of negativity ruin our psyche, or ignore the obvious taunts and move forward with a good attitude. It is time to invest into our future!
For many, the American Dream includes the idea of homeownership. A great article in the New York Times got me thinking… Is the American Dream of homeownership dead? What happened to the idea that you buy a home as a lifelong investment, sit pretty, pay your mortgage, and just watch the value of your home increase. Those who believed that home prices never fall have been smacked in the face. We as a nation now deal with the reality that since their national peak in 2006, home prices have fallen by 29%. Those in Las Vegas and Phoenix are down so significantly homeowners are literally stuck in a dark hole hopeful there is an end in sight.
