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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)...

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 n...

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 fo...

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 brok...