2. Don’t believe the national headlines… 4.2% “The housing market was socked by bad news for the third consecutive day…” Wichita remains an island of calm

3. Economic Overview Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; Kansas Department of Human Resources

4. Existing Homes Source: WSU Center for Real Estate using data from SCK MLS

5. Existing Homes Sources: National Association of Realtors®; WSU Center for Real Estate using data from SCK MLS

6. Existing Home Sales Sources: SCKMLS; NAR; WSU Center for Real Estate Existing Homes Sources: National Association of Realtors®; South Central Kansas MLS; WSU Center for Real Estate

7. New Homes & Construction Sources: National Association of Realtors®; WSU Center for Real Estate using data from SCK MLS

8. Existing Home Sales Sources: SCKMLS; NAR; WSU Center for Real Estate Sources: U.S. Census Bureau; Wichita Area Builders Association; WSU Center for Real Estate New Homes & Construction

9. Sources: SCKMLS; NAR; WSU Center for Real Estate Sources: National Association of Realtors®; South Central Kansas MLS; WSU Center for Real Estate New Homes & Construction

10. Sources: SCKMLS; NAR; WSU Center for Real Estate Source: WSU Center for Real Estate using data provided by the Sedgwick County Appraiser’s Office Home Prices

11. Some Facts about the “National” Housing Market No one owns the “average” U.S. home Home prices are actually rising in most markets Other than two problem areas, foreclosures are down across the U.S. –Rust belt –Arizona, California, Florida, and Nevada Recent problems in the financial markets are not a “mortgage market meltdown”

12. Mortgages & Foreclosures Sources: Freddie Mac; Mortgage Bankers Association of America

13. Mortgages & Foreclosures Source: WSU Center for Real Estate using data from Sedgwick County Register of Deeds

14. 20072008 Q3Q4Q1Q2Q3Q4 Home Price Appreciation3.833.824.094.494.514.45 Existing Home Sales2,9642,4632,1412,9923,0322,497 New Home Sales514486425533545494 Building Permits635612614734662609 Forecast Summary