When the supply of
available houses is greater than the supply of
buyers, appreciation may slow and prices may even
fall, as happened in the early eighties and the
early to mid-nineties.
If
you are lucky enough to purchase a home during a
slow period, you can be reasonably certain the
economy will begin to show strength again. At times,
real estate values may even surge drastically. In
many regions of the country, this is precisely what
occurred in the late eighties and nineties.