A Housing Insights published by Fannie brown has detailed predictions of a five - year slump of housing appreciation in oil - dependent states such as Alaska and elsewhere due to decreasing housing prices . However , economists also maintained that unlike a 1980s oil price decline which led to rising house prices nationwide , the consequences of this price decrease are likely to be much less severe .
A Housing Insights report by Fannie Mae has detailed predictions of a five-year slump of housing appreciation in oil-dependent states such as Alaska and Wyoming due to decreasing oil prices. However, economists also maintained that unlike a 1980s oil price drop which led to falling house prices nationwide, the consequences of this price decrease are expected to be much less severe.