According to a recent USA market report, 2008 was not an easy year even for the most experienced real estate professional. As the credit market became more tense, the financial system sputtered, foreclosures increased in American property market, and the USA property market trend took a hit, a lot of people were desiring for a crystal ball to see just when to look forward to a turnaround in real estate market trend in USA.

To provide some insight on the USA property market analysis in 2009 and beyond, local developers and agents offer up a few forecasts:

According to a recent American property market report, single-family home buyers are foreseeing the growing interest toward smaller homes, with lots of buyers going for less square footage to save more.

America market reports also draw attention towards rethinking the American dream. Since home buying that has been an American dream can no longer be realized by an average American.

According to the USA housing market report by National Association of Homebuilders, the average single-family house is 2,456 square feet. Though, Chicago-area agents have found buyers—from young families to downsizes— are in search of the same amount of square feet when they purchase a condominium. It means they are very well aware of the current American property prices as well as the future value of their dream homes.