Questions - Housing - May 15-16, 2012
63% Say Those Who Can’t Afford Mortgage Payments Should Sell Home
47% See Buying A Home As Family’s Best Investment
47% Expect Home’s Value To Go Up Over Next Five Years
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National Survey of 724 Adult Homeowners
Conducted May 15-16, 2012
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 May
15-16, 2012
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