Questions - Housing - July 17-18, 2011
62% Say Troubled Homeowners Should Buy Cheaper Houses
Confidence in Home-Buying As a Family Investment Falls to Record Low
Just 49% Say Home Is Worth More Than Mortgage
Just 11% Expect Their Home’s Value To Go Up Over Next Year
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National Survey of 676 Homeowners
Conducted July 17-18, 2011
By Rasmussen Reports
1* Looking ahead over the next year, is the value of your home likely to go up,
go down, or remain about the same?
2* What about over the next five years? Is the value of your
home likely to go up, go down, or remain about the same?
3* Is the value of your home worth
more than the amount you owe on your mortgage?
4* Over the last six months, have
you missed or been late on a mortgage payment?
5* Looking ahead, how likely
are you to miss or be late with a mortgage payment in the next six months?
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error,
+/- 4 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence
National
Survey of 1,000 Adults
Conducted July 17-18, 2011
By Rasmussen Reports
1* If someone cannot afford to make increased mortgage
payments, is it better for the government to assist them in making their
payments or should they sell their homes and find a
less expensive home?
2*
Generally speaking, is this a good time for someone in your area to be selling
a house?
3* Is buying a home the best
investment most families can make?
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95%
level of confidence