Consumer Sentiment
Stock Market Sentiment
Property Sentiment
Notes
Probability of increase in stock prices
Source: University of Michigan consumer survey. The question for this survey was 'Suppose that tomorrow someone were to invest one thousand dollars in a type of mutual fund known as a diversified stock fund. What do you think is the percent chance that this one thousand dollar investment will increase in value in the year ahead, so that it is worth more than one thousand dollars one year from now?'
Percentage of consumers expecting good times financially ahead
Source: University of Michigan consumer survey. The question for this survey was 'do you think that during the next 12 months we'll have good times financially, or bad times or what?'
Home buying conditions
Source: University of Michigan consumer survey. The question for this survey was 'Generally speaking, do you think now is a good time or a bad time to buy a house?'
Home selling conditions
Source: University of Michigan consumer survey. The question for this survey was 'Generally speaking, do you think now is a good time or a bad time to sell a house?'
Percentage expecting home price increase in next year
Source: University of Michigan consumer survey. The questions asked for this survey included:
What do you think will happen to the prices of homes like yours in your community over the next 12 months
Will they increase at a rapid rate, increase at a moderate rate, remain about the same, decrease at a moderate rate, or decrease at a rapid rate?
By about what percent do you expect prices of homes like yours in your community to go (up/down), on average, over the next 12 months?