Consumer confidence in real estate on the rise

Amid other signs of recovery lands a new Gallup poll showing 72% of Americans think now is the time to buy a house, and the sooner the better because many of them expect house prices to begin to rise again. This consumer confidence in home value was up from 53% two years ago.

Whether people are simply reading the news reports, or reading the tea leaves, their optimism could boost home sales, the Gallup news release states, "to the degree that potential home buyers agree" with the advice.