Our friends at Ticor Title sent me the following stats/charts to share with our readers. Much data is contained within these but the sheer magnitude of the changes observed over the previous two and one-half years is worth a look. I feel the most telling is the latest Notices of Default (NOD) n
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11/21/2007
October numbers are in. We saw an unexpected bump up in the median sold price for October over September; $289K over $285K, respectively. Is this it? Have we finally hit the bottom of the housing market? No, I believe it's a blip that will disappear, probably by the time I post November numbe
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11/09/2007
I've been showing houses to a number of buyers lately and a frequent comment I hear is surprise at the number of vacant homes we encounter during our viewings. I've discussed this subject on the blog in the past so I thought an update to my "vacancy" table was in order. See the vacancy rates for
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11/03/2007
Lately I've been bombarded with emails and flyers from developers and other agents touting the higher commissions they are now offering to buyer's agents. Bring them a buyer, and I'll receive a 4%...5%...6%, or higher commission. I've even encountered a Seller offering 10% to the Buyer's broker
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11/03/2007