Questions - Housing - September 15-16, 2011
48% See Home-Buying As Family’s Best Investment
New High: 37% Say Their Home Is Worth Less Than Remaining Mortgage Payments
New High: 40% Expect Their Home’s Value To Decrease Over Next Year
Platinum Page
National Survey of 753
Homeowners
Conducted September 15-16, 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
September 15-16, 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