Real estate blog entries tagged with local markets

Blog entries tagged with "local markets":

local markets: Northern Liberties is in Business Week's Top 15 real estate buying opportunites ! - 10/03/08 06:39 PM

Below are the top 15 areas that Business Week highlights as the top real estate buying opportunties in up-and-coming neighborhoods !
Business Week Article
The article highlights a specific neighborhood within each city. The premis of the article is to watch where the artists are living now. Being that Stephanie and I … (3 comments)

local markets: How's The Denver Housing Market? - 08/20/08 08:07 PM

Everybody is very interested in the current real estate market, whether it's investors or the media. Stories abound at the good and bad in the marketplace. The government passed a huge housing bill to help homeowners with the potential short term financial crunch that exists. The bill will basically give homeowners … (1 comments)

local markets: Your waiting on what?...........You better try another market. - 07/07/08 07:57 AM

I was hosting an open house yesterday and had a couple come through. They said they had been looking for several months and were hoping the housing prices would have come down. They said that with all of the talk about the slow market they thought house prices would drop and … (5 comments)

local markets: local markets buck the downward trend - 06/24/08 04:47 PM

Here's an interesting post over on the Boston Real Estate Now blog on boston.com
http://www.boston.com/realestate/news/blogs/renow/2008/06/prices_still_up_1.html
Depending on your view you may find the emotional comments from consumers entertaining or depressing.
I'm not an agent and don't claim to fully understand the numbers but it seems like an example of what the Massachusetts Association of REALTORS … (0 comments)

local markets: What's the market like for condos where the 5% down buyers are missing? - 06/04/08 09:12 AM

This year the spring market started late (it's usually good weather that jump-starts the market in January or early February) and from all indications will continue into the usual summer downtime between June 15 and Labor Day.
The market in Cambridge and pockets of Boston and surrounding towns is good this year despite the … (0 comments)

local markets: "ALL REAL ESTATE IS LOCAL" TAKES ON MORE MEANING, ESPECIALLY IN TODAY'S MARKET! - 04/12/08 04:12 PM

While this phrase keeps coming up in the press, in boardrooms, and in real estate offices across this land, "All real estate is local" has an even deeper meaning to me today than last year, or last month or even last week.
I hope to explain to all those who may … (9 comments)

local markets: How to counter the real estate critics - 02/16/08 04:42 PM

Hey Everyone...
This article comes straight from the Florida Association of Realtors News & Events Site. Buyers that I have been working with, that are on the fence about purchasing, have found the information in this "insightful."
Also, Forbes Magazine listed the Top 10 Places to buy and it's not surprising that … (2 comments)

local markets: Local Real Estate Market - 01/25/08 02:28 PM

Here is a blog posted by one of our agents.
http://activerain.com/blogsview/352617/REAL-ESTATE-MARKETS-ARE
She does a great job talking about how the Real Estate Markets are definitely a local thing. Nationwide, they may be down as a whole, but that is no reason to panic. Our market is doing just as well as last … (0 comments)

local markets: How's The Market in Your Area? - 12/27/07 12:57 PM

I just setup a new group called "Questions" and I'd love everyone to Join Up and ask away.
I thought would be a great place for all of us to be able to illicit responses from each other regarding different questions we all have in real estate.
I appreciate the blogs everyone has done … (6 comments)

local markets: Hermosa Beach August Market Update - SFR Only - 08/31/07 06:35 AM

Summer is winding down, Labor Day and back to school ads abound. Time to update the Hermosa Beach Market for August, 2007.
Like July, August proved to be an "up" month for Hermosa. But when comparing 2006 to 2007, unlike July, only prices, or, as some would label it, VALUE is up. … (1 comments)

local markets: Local vs. National Housing Reports - 07/25/07 01:04 PM

Well, once again, the morning news (GMA) is ruining my morning coffee by pouring gasoline on a pile of burning tires: sensationalizing, in very general terms, the "struggling" housing market.
Yes, the housing market is in a "slump" - nationally. Do they take the time to say "check with an agent in your market area for … (3 comments)

local markets: Cost-efficient Marketing = LOCAL MARKETING - 12/12/06 09:06 AM

Continuing with the topic of successfull and cost-efficient marketing, the news is that the networking of LOCAL Real Estate websites for cities of Canada and the US www.HousingMarketMedia.com , has reduced the number of people that can promote their services there to make it more efficient and exclusive for the members (Realtors, Inspectors, Builders, … (1 comments)

local markets: Cost-efficient Marketing = LOCAL MARKETING - 12/12/06 09:06 AM

local markets: Film at 11 - 10/26/06 10:42 PM

I got a call earlier this afternoon from a local television station looking for some input on a story they were doing on why housing sales were down so much.
Locally our sale are not down and in fact have been pretty good all year long so I agreed to be interviewed. … (7 comments)