YOU CAN BET HOME PRICES WILL CONTINUE TO RISE
PinnacleSports.com
Opens Betting On Median Home Prices In Several U.S. Markets
WILLEMSTAD, CURACAO (September
1, 2005)—Low mortgage rates and favorable market conditions have attracted
buyers at staggering rates, pushing housing prices to all-time highs in the past
year. Although the U.S. housing market continued its’ unprecedented growth in
the second quarter, several economists, including Federal Reserve Chairman Alan
Greenspan, believe prices will peak and are predicting a real estate slowdown.
With the housing boom on the minds of both buyers and sellers, PinnacleSports.com
today released betting options on home prices in some of the largest
metropolitan areas in the United States.
The first company in the world to offer betting on the average price of
gasoline, PinnacleSports.com
has expanded wagering into another economic indicator by offering betting
options on the third quarter median home prices in numerous metropolitan areas
as reported by the National Association of Realtors (NAR) on November 15th.
The oddsmakers at PinnacleSports.com are at odds with economists, predicting
that third quarter prices in numerous metro areas will again show significant
growth.
In the second quarter NAR reported a median home price in the Phoenix
market of $243,000, an increase of 47 percent over the same period in 2004.
PinnacleSports.com has set an over/under line for the median price in Phoenix of
$263,000 in the third quarter, an eight percent jump in the nation’s fastest
growing market. The betting line for the nation’s largest city New York has
been set at $528,000 for the third quarter, a 4.2% increase from the last NAR
report. Meanwhile PinnacleSports.com
has set the over/under line on the average cost of a home in Boston at $423,000,
whilst those looking to buy or sell in Los Angeles can expect a median price of
$480,000 according to PinnacleSports.com., The oddsmakers at PinnacleSports.com
also anticipate the price in San Francisco to approach $747,000. Median home
prices in other metro areas that bettors can wager include: Chicago ($268,000);
Washington DC ($454,000); Las Vegas ($307,000); Seattle ($324,000); San Diego
($616,000) and Philadelphia ($216,000).
“House prices in America continue to be driven by non-economic
determinants and not by fundamental factors in the housing market,” said Simon
Noble of PinnacleSports.com. “With homebuyers prepared to buy as long as they
believe prices will continue to rise, we’re confident that our unique betting
markets, which draw interest directly from the public, will once again be an
accurate predictor of public opinion as was the case when we offered wagering on
the cost of gasoline.”
PinnacleSports.com has opened betting lines on the median home prices for
the third quarter of the year in over 40 markets that bettors can wager on the
over/under at -105 (i.e., win $1 for every $1.05 bet). For more information and
a complete list of available odds, please visit www.pinnaclesports.com.
Will
3rd Quarter Median Home Prices Be Over/Under This Amount In Each
Market?
Market
Name
Over/Under
Price
NAR 2nd Quarter Price
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale
$263,000
$243,400
New York-Wayne-White Plains
$528,000
$506,800
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy
$423,000
$418,500
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$480,000
$474,800
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet
$268,000
$263,600
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria
$454,000
$429,200
Honolulu
$603,000
$577,800
Las Vegas-Paradise
$307,000
$300,100
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
$152,000
$149,100
St. Louis
$143,000
$141,900
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue
$324,000
$310,300
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$747,000
$726,900
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$619,000
$605,600
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington
$216,000
$211,000
Denver-Aurora
$250,000
$248,400
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$400,000
$377,400
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington
$244,000
$237,700
Houston-Baytown-Sugarland
$144,000
$142,500
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