Best-case scenario for housing next year

"Moderation in all things." -- Aristotle

As John and Jane Doe Home Buyer enter the year 2006, driving their Ford Focus down Main Street, they see a moderate number of townspeople buying lunch boxes and new work clothes, signifying modest job growth. As they pass a local bank, the automated ticker display registers interest rates at 6 percent. Best of all, flyers in the window of the local real estate brokerage show house prices reflecting modest appreciation.

At least, that's the best-case scenario for 2006 predicted by experts consulted by Inman News.

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