Analysis Of Millennial Home Buyers Send A Chill Through Rental Market

When the recession happened, and the housing market crashed in Los Angeles a few years back many people lost their homes. The foreclosure crisis displaced many homeowners, drove up demand, and rental prices increased. Now, it is almost two years later, and the dramatic rent increases continue to soar. There would be no issue with cost of living increase except; the increases in income have yet to make the same shifts. “In many cities, rent is rising out reach of

Apple is in the private sector and is also a public limited company meaning stocks can be bought on the stock market and they are not owned by the government.

A report prepared by the Economic Roundtable, Rental Housing 2011; The State of Rental Housing in the City of Los Angeles, noted that the city’s rental property had increased due to foreclosures that had started during the 2008 recession and been converted to rental property. Although this increased the options for renters, the incomes of family households had been decreasing since 1990. In this report, Daniel Flaming and Patrick Burns state, “Over the past decade, rent as a share of income has shifted from being barely affordable to predominantly unaffordable for renters (2012). They also note that the majority of renters in this area pay 30% to 50% of their income on rent. This is compounded by the problem of the increase of

Meanwhile, yearly house price inflation rates in the top 20 cities are running in line with the national trend. The cities with the highest rates of increase are Seattle (+12%), Portland (+10%) and Dallas (+9%). Lower tier property prices appear to be more volatile than their high end counterparts in both Seattle and Portland. Meanwhile, the three cities with the lowest rates of house price inflation are New York (+3%), Washington (+4%) and Cleveland (+5%). Furthermore, rising house prices appear to be having an adverse impact on affordability. According to the National Association of Realtors, rising prices are offsetting higher disposable incomes and stable mortgage rates, and affordability has consequently been declining since January 2015. Partly driving the increase in prices is a lack of available supply of existing single family homes for sale. The number of months’ of unsold inventory was just below 4 in March and availability has been gradually falling since 2014. Additionally, there is a relatively tight supply situation for new single family homes for sale, which is also helping to support prices.

Throughout years large American industrial companies have been running away from U.S. taxes, but there has been a new change. Companies such as Apple and Google have been affected by a change foreign countries are going through collecting higher taxes than before. It seems as if no longer can these companies get away with paying low taxes. This is happening because the European Commission have passed an order to collect high taxes. One example is Ireland who was ordered to collect fourteen billion dollars from Apple, which brought a surprise to this company. Companies have run out of places to run and pay one percent or less of taxes in foreign places, instead of paying back home.

The current housing market while not quite as oversupplied as during 2007-2009 is still leaning in that direction in some parts of the country. This means that there are those who have mortgages on homes that they would like to keep but are overextended on. These homeowners would be likely candidates for the “Boomerang Buyers” to approach and suggest the idea of a rent-to-own arrangement. Research needs to be done to determine if the

The desire to own a home in America is very common. As a matter of fact, there is no American Dream without home ownership. Years ago, an economic crisis swept the nation leaving many homeless, jobless, and flat out broke. Many Americans as well as businesses were victims to this crisis. Fortunately, the market has started to recover and regain structure and many have been able to get back to into the home buying market. Millions of jobs are being created and small businesses are beginning to see profits as well. Overall, the economy is in much better shape. There are many programs available to help Americans rent, lease and even own homes. “Rent-to-Own” has become a great option for people that want to get back

In the aftermath of the Housing Bubble and Great Recession of 2008, unemployment has remained high and incomes have become stagnant, putting a strain on household budgets and preventing buyers from purchasing homes. Most recently, the decreasing value of homes and increased foreclosures have all contributed to the high growth rate in renting. In this environment, renting offers greater flexibility and requires less of a financial stretch than homeownership — which enables households to adapt to changing financial circumstances. As a dominant owner/operator of single-family rental properties, American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) has the ability to secure early-mover advantage and position itself as a top competitor. With the opportunity to continue acquiring

We, more than any other age, want stability. No one wants to see that in us because it’s a tough fight to get it, but we want to self-manage and have financial certainty. Houses mean something entirely different to us than to others. We don’t see houses as necessities or obligations. We don’t take mortgages lightly or settle into some place we’re not happy with. The real estate market has some new customers who are taking their choices seriously. To us, that house has to be earned, and it’s also an investment. We don’t feel an obligation to settle into that house; we want it because of what it offers us. That house can grant both stability and financial security. Making an investment like that is something that overjoys a generation still shaken from the uncertainty of the market crash. When we make investments, we become adults. There is nothing scarier or more exhilarating than stepping away from an age where we can’t control the world around us into being at the wheel. The housing market may not have the same customers as it once did, but these customers are ones who aren’t taking any decisions lightly. Stepping from dorm to apartment to renting and, finally, to owning a home is a terrifying journey. Nobody should take it lightly, but we should take it. We’re ready to take on mortgages and handle the economy in a new

When the rental prices going up, which are fixed costs of production, then the profits will be reduced and the business owner will think whether their business is still profitable. The business owners will calculate the total revenue and total cost. If the total revenue it would get less than its total costs, the business owners will decide to exit the market. On the other hand, for the big companies, it is profitable to enter the market since the new community, which is the rich people, is their primary profit target

It is likely that the renting trend will decline and buying will increase in the future but it is hard to say when. However, “if rent keeps rising and prices keep falling, fearful buyers could slowly become bargain hunters.” (Business Week, 2014). I feel that people will eventually get tired of spending there money on rent and will want to invest more in there future. I don’t think that the real estate market will ever be a boom again. I believe that people have learned that just because interest rates are low doesn’t mean they can financially take on a mortgage.

In America, there has recently been a great deal of talk about tax policies which favor the rich and unfairly burden the poor. However, the benefits given to corporations make the advantages extended to individuals pale by comparison. By 'routing' profits through Bermuda, Puerto Rico and other notable tax havens, esteemed corporations like Microsoft, Google, and Apple have been effectively able to skirt the 35% corporate tax in America. Even for the profits recorded as existing in America, "through tax breaks and loopholes," the average amount these companies will pay upon their earnings is a mere 17.3% (The price isn't right, 2013, The Economist). Apple is particularly crafty in its ability to dodge state corporate taxes. Although the company is based in California, its official location is in Reno, Nevada, which has no state corporate tax rate, in contrast to California's 8.84 percent (Report: Apple legally avoids billions in taxes, 2012,CBS News).

Thesis: Home ownership provides greater potential gains than renting, while renting provides superior financial flexibility.

Therefore, after immense speculation the EU opened an investigation on Apples tax practices in Ireland. After an extensive investigation the EU issued a ruling that Apple must pay the Irish government up to 13 million Euros in back corporate taxes. Apple is appealing the EU ruling indicting that they did not violate any laws and should not be forced to pay back taxes. However the most startling aspect of the case is that Ireland is actually siding with Apple and going against the EU. On the flip side when you look at the intricacies of the situation Irish government is showing solidarity with Apple because it is well aware of the benefits of having Apple conducting business in Ireland. The Irish government knows that if Apple is forced to pay back taxes that they will conduct significantly less business in Ireland which would hurt the Irish economy in the long run.

Apple’s annual report, as submitted to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Form 10-K, lists its total assets as $47,501 for fiscal year 2009 and $75,183 for fiscal year 2010. Its largest asset for the same two years was $18,201 in short-term marketable securities in 2009 and $25,391 in long-term marketable securities in 2010. Accounts payable listed as $5,601 in 2009 and $12,015 in 2010. All figures are noted in millions (Apple, Inc. Annual Report). Apple does not report taxes collected from its customers that are paid to governmental authorities. Apple’s 2010 annual report lists cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities valued in 2010 as $51,011 million and in 2009 as $33,992 million. Total current assets in the year of 2010 were $41,678 million and for the year ending 2009 were $31,555 million. Current assets are listed in the order