Economists Expect Further Home Price Declines in 2012, But Stability is on the Horizon
Posted: 20 Dec 2011 07:22 AM PST
Today, Zillow announced the results of the December 2011 Zillow Home Price Expectations Survey. Each quarter, an expert panel of more than 100 leading economists shares its views regarding expectations for future home prices in the United States.
This quarter, the consensus among the panel is that U.S. home values will continue to fall until late 2012 or early 2013. After 2013, forecasts call for a relatively steady annual appreciation rate of around three percent through 2016, which is still slightly below appreciation rates experienced during the bubble years.
While the panel agrees the market hasn’t reach bottom yet, the good news is that we appear to be closer to the end of the recession than the beginning.
For additional analysis on the survey results from Zillow Chief Economist Dr. Stan Humphries visit the Zillow Real Estate Research page.
To see the results from past surveys, visit Pulsenomics, the independent research and consulting firm that produces the survey on behalf of Zillow.
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The 2010 Edition of VA's Federal Benefits for Veterans, Dependents and Survivors booklet is available for viewing on-line or for download in portable document format (PDF) at http://www1.va.gov/opa/publications/benefits_book.asp
The booklet provides the rates for certain federal payments and outlines many programs and services provided by VA and other federal agencies. It also includes toll-free phone numbers, Internet addresses and a directory of VA facilities throughout the country. (more)
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BY DAVID L. HOUPPERT, ESQ., DIRECTOR, VETERANS BENEFITS
On October 13, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki announced three additions to the presumptive service-connected list of diseases associated with exposure to certain herbicide agents. Due to presumed exposure to herbicides collectively referred to as Agent Orange, Secretary Shinseki has determined that B cell leukemias, Parkinson’s disease, and ischemic heart disease will allow presumptive service connection. What follows is a brief overview of these conditions.
Leukemias are a very complex group of diseases. B cell leukemia refers to several types of lymphoid leukemia that affect B cells. These types of leukemia include B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, mature B-cell type, B-cell prolymphoblastic leukemia, mature B-cell type, B-cell prolymphocytic leukemia, precursor B lymphoblastic leukemia, and hairy cell leukemia.
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