According to the Wall Street Journal the answer is YES! The specific article to which I refer actually dealt with WHAT is driving home prices – is it short supply or strong demand? The Journal editors had checked with a credit-rating company which had recently looked at 50 large metropolitan areas and found that in 17 of them that prices were mostly driven by limited inventory while in 22 of the Continue Reading about Ocean Isle Beach Real Estate: Are Home Prices Rising and Should I Buy Now?