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This Charlotte, NC market update is for the dates of Oct. 26-Oct. 31 of 2007 and is brought to you by Mike Davenport with Hot Properties in Charlotte, NC. 
The Green Home movement is catching on! Growth in the next five years is expected to explode.Fairview Green, of which I am a part, is a team of Minneapolis Real Estate professionals committed to the Green Home movement in Minnesota. This week we had a rooftop meeting on the Phillips … (1 comments)
Wow, in my last post, on Oct 26, I gave a prediction on the housing market. Well, you may or may not believe this, but the following article from our local paper, the Las Vegas Review-Journal, talks about what Larry Murphy, President of SalesTraq, said at his "Crystal Ball" seminar on … (0 comments)
Relationship Sellingby Belinda Walker, Edmonds REALTOR®
Valuable and Current Market Trend Reports for Orange County 
Recently, I have found it more important than ever to use absorption rates when helping the seller determine a listing price. To determine the absorption rate, take the number of houses sold in the last 12 months and divide by 12. Divide that number into the number of houses currently on … (6 comments)
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If any of you out there in the Activerain community are professional auctioneers I'd like some feedback on the state of the auction business in your regions. Have you noticed an increase or decrease in frequency? Have higher value homes been going up for auction more frequently? Have you been turning … (2 comments)
I have a question for everyone, what is driving condo prices higher and higher? I was asked this by a client the other day, something that hasn't really crossed my mind. Well it did, but never to the point I could come up with a concrete answer. I thought about it … (3 comments)
Real Estate is local not national. Recently many folks have been talking about the decline in prices of homes on a national average and the increase in inventory. But it has been reported that the Sarasota/Bradenton area has been bucking the national and statewide trends. In fact while national sales of … (3 comments)
In order to provide excellent customer service it is important that you stay informed of the changing trends of both buyers and sellers. By knowing what buyers are looking for, you will be able to educate your sellers and help them know the value of their property in today's market. If … (0 comments)
Today's announcement of pending home sales hitting record lows is causing ripple effects in the stock market. The Associated Press article is available here.
Yesterday, Maine Real Estate Information Systems released Maine housings stats for August. 
This is an article I published in the Sacramento Union newspaper on September 14:
Real Estate Remains a Strong Investment
By Susan Neal, Sacramento Union Real Estate Writer
After seeing 160 lenders hobbled or gone since the end of 2006...let's take a brief look at the industry. Country Wide's stock price per share has dropped from a 52 week high of $45 per share to a low of $15 recently and has recovered to $19.
I get asked all of the time, how is the market doing in Missoula with all of the issues with lenders? My experience in the market tells me that the market is still strong in Missoula, people are still buying and selling. September has been one of our busiest months in … (0 comments)
African-American Population Wields Rising Purchase Power Did you know the African-American population is growing at double the rate of the U.S. population as a whole?And that, according to a Charles Schwab study, more African-American investors (50 percent of those surveyed) are investing in real estate? Take a moment to consider these … (1 comments)
More and more people are using their IRA funds to invest in partnerships, franchises, mortgages and even real estate. You can do this by using what is called a Self-Directed IRA. Only 5% of all IRA are categorized as Self-Directed. What exactly does this mean? A Self-Directed IRA means that you … (3 comments)
New Numbers: According to research firm comScore’s Video Metrix report for July 2007, Us Internet users watch an average of three hours of online video per month. Google Sites topped the July stats for both the most unique video viewers and most videos viewed over the month. No Surprise - Google … (2 comments)
The East Valley Tribune, which serves readers in the greater Phoenix Arizona market, reports that after two years of escalating apartment rents, relief is in sight for Valley renters, as rentals of single-family homes and failed condo conversions flood the market.
I am making changes to a workbook I wrote to help homeowners, stagers and agents through the process of staging a property and transition of moving. I have been thinking about including trends in home improvement as a separate chapter but it's been brought to my attention that trends aren't the same in the … (3 comments)
I'm noticing a distinct change in the choice of kitchen cabinets in new-builds around here. Since this is Metropolitan New York I thought I'd share and see if you all are seeing it proliferate across the country? I'm also wondering if design trends start here or in California or Colorado or … (22 comments)
Currently, single women purchase 22% of new homes, compared to only 9% of single men. In 2005, women purchased 1.5 million homes, which equates to 1/5 home sales! 
What is your favorite moment when you arrive at a destination for vacation? Is it the calm and refreshing feeling of being welcomed into the thoughtfully-appointed hotel lobby? Surrounded by warm colors and manicured greenery, are you lured into relaxing? Possibly it is the mere inhalation of the sweet-smelling air from a clean … (48 comments)
Despite this blogs pretentious title, this is not a scientific study. This is merely my very unscientific observation of building trends in my area. Here, in the North East, there appears to be a cyclic nature to building types and their popularity through the years. I'm sure in some way these … (3 comments)
in the real estate market. We have a very unique demographic that consists of multiple ethnicity, religion, and income levels as well as homes built in the early 1900's to new construction.
A few years ago I read a book Called "The Popcorn Report" written by a woman named Faith Popcorn. She wrote it in 1992, 15 years ago. She heads a company called BrainReserve which specializes in predicting trends that will happen years down the road. Faith Popcorn is the person that coined the phrase "Cocooning," … (33 comments)
Bathrooms are easily one of the hardest things to sell when they are not what the buyer has in mind. Everyone wants a fresh, clean bathroom with gleaming white fixtures. But what if you seller has an outdated bathroom and a tiny budget? What if your eldery downsizer found the perfect … (1 comments)
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On my website for my clients rate alert the following is the Dow Jones for mortgages. Pretty interesting trend down due mostly to the mortgage company fiasco of American Home Mortgage, the Sub-Prime and Alt - A fallout and recent consumer data.
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Over the last few days at my local Starbucks, I've been interviewing more real estate people (realtors, agents, appraisers, lenders, escrow, title, and home warranty) than you can think of as I'm starting to see a trend that is becoming more pronounced than I've seen over the years. Namely, its the title … (12 comments)
Today, I received an email from one of our areas top agents and one of my best clients. She's hard working, ethical and just an overall great person. I would say, her clients are lucky to have her on their side. I'll call her "Yvonne". "Yvonne" needs me to destage one of her listings. … (16 comments)
Do you have listings that get lost amongst others? Using interactive services on your For Sale signs is a great way to get your listings noticed AND remembered! 
We got the news, we got the graphs to prove it, and hot off the press are the MLS Trends for the second quarter in the Eastern Region of Newfoundland. 
It's always better to be first into a market. While many areas in New Jersey and across the country are feeling the effects of too many homes begin available for sale , the Basking Ridge- Summit corridor may have finally turned the corner. As of July of this year the total homes for sale in the towns of … (3 comments)
2007 was an interesting year for real estate sales in Coweta County, Georgia. Many factors have contributed to the decline. In simplest terms, the supply of real estate for sale far exceeds the demand. However, many factors have contributed to the decrease in demand for property, many of which have been overlooked. … (0 comments)
Statewide, California sales are way off from a year ago. This is true for the Silicon Valley area generally too (mostly comprised of places near San Jose in Santa Clara County). But what about Los Gatos?The Cats seems to be holding its own. It is a mild buyer's market overall, but … (0 comments)
People think that Burbank has shown lackluster sales over the past few months and is probably now more "normal" than the crazy market of the past few years. One of the trends I have noticed in the past 12 months is that many people "think" that the market has slowed down … (1 comments)
As I was getting caught up on some web browsing, I came across the new article on RIS MEDIA's site. Normally, I like to chastise them for putting seemingly self serving aditorials (yes I just made that up, I'm not sure if someone else has claim to it either). 
Sellers Tips on OverPricing 
Mortgage Rate Trend SurveyMonday, Jun 18, 2007
Given the prospect for further rises in rates, borrowers holding ARMs may be well advised to heed our refi advisory. A light economic calendar, a stock market which seems to have topped out for the moment, and a late-week selloff in the Treasury market -- which pushed 10-year Treasury yields … (2 comments)
The housing market isn't what it use to be. While location, location, location are still the top qualities buyers look for there are other factors emerging. According to Ideas magazine from the National Association of Home Builders these are the newest trends to buyers are looking for - 
I wanted to give you a snapshot of the local market for sellers YTD. This will show you YTD the solds, as well as the expireds and withdrawn listings. This is valuable information for anyone that is considering selling in McPherson. Could also be useful to buyers as well. Enjoy and … (0 comments)
There’s a growing trend towards smaller, less expensive houses here in Louisville. “It seems like the trend is going back down to ranches and smaller homes,” Miles said “We are seeing people, as they get older, deciding, ‘I don’t want steps.’ We’re going to see that change our market a … (2 comments)
There's a new trend in the real estate market; Home Staging. Although the concept of Home Staging has been around since the early 1970's, it has become more popular in the past few years thanks to home improvement shows such as HGTV's Designed to Sell, A&E's Sell this House and WE's … (9 comments)
he way we live is changing, and our homes reflect it. Whether we're entertaining or relaxing, our home mirrors our evolving lifestyle. Staying on top of trends in the home market is helpful whether you're looking to buy or sell. Here are a few developments that are shaping the way … (3 comments)
There are many different types of homes out there. Some are wood framed and some steel. In fact in some area's of the country homes are constructed out of concrete! In our area I have noticed that some of the builders are staying on top of what consumers want. This is … (0 comments)
It's great news for the airlines. A large percentage of second home buyers would as soon fly as drive to reach their vacation homes, says a new survey by HomePages.com, a division of HouseValues that allows consumers to see aerial views and neighborhood-centric information of homes. 
Are you looking for a reason to list your home now? 
"TRENDY" 
March 2007 Marketing Trends for Oakdale, CA
German Village Area (MLS Area 17) Price Range:$140,000- No Limit Single Family homes and Condos 
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Well, the almost final number of homes sold in March 2007 should be complete. I have adjusted our first quarter numbers for 2007 to reflect this new data. Remember, sold means that the buyers and sellers have completed the settlement (closing) process. These numbers are subject to adjustment when the final … (0 comments)
In January, I wrote a blog entitled "Knowing Exactly When the Market will Change" that received many comments, replies and supportive feedback. In that blog, I stated that as soon as we have 3 consecutive months when more inventory is going off (under contract) than is coming on (new listings) we … (7 comments)
Everyone wants to know - are the prices going lower?
Once upon a time, I was a stockbroker for one of the big national name firms. Learned a lot in that business (mostly that I hated cold calling), some of which applies quite nicely to real estate.