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Are Foreclosures Up Or Down In The Last 2 Hours?

Reblogger Linda Graves Arnold
Real Estate Agent with Coldwell Banker Gundaker-St. Louis, MO

Agreed!  What is going on and where do they come up with some of the information that's being reported?! You wonder where its being fed from!! Concentrating on doing our jobs and keeping our clients happy is the best thing we can do in the situation we are in.  Its a shame we don't have that lovely crystal ball... until then... just as Dave said... keep on keeping on!

Original content by Dave Halpern

It seems like for every media report that asserts foreclosures are rising there is a report asserting that foreclosures are declining.

Can we have some insightful analysis. please?

The reports are usually very thin on facts and anaylsis of trends. Real estate professionals may notice that the reports omit vital influences such as impact of the $8,000 tax credit, seasonal issues, loan modification ups and downs and other temporary factors.

If you blink you'll miss the trend

It sometimes seems that publishers scour the statistics for some very narrow microtrend in time or geographical area so they can publish a scoop on how the market has changed.

The readers often are left scratching their heads wondering how they missed that trend.

And then there's the future...

Then comes the barrage of predictions; The worst is over, the worst is yet to come, things will change in the summer, things will change in third quarter next year, things will improve before the elections or after the elections.

In the meantime sellers, buyers and Realtors should just keep on keeping on. By saving homeowners from foreclosure we create the statistics for others to report.

Dave Halpern

Louisville Short Sale Expert Realtors

(502) 664-7827

 

 

 

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Linda Graves Arnold, ABR, CRS, GRI, e-PRO
Coldwell Banker Gundaker
"Bringing Families Home"
Cell phone:  314-422-2762
Office:  636-391-1122
email:  Linda@LindaandJim.com
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Juli Vosmik
Dominion Fine Properties - Scottsdale, AZ
Scottsdale/Cave Creek, AZ real estate 480-710-0739

AMEN!!!  I predict that future predictors will still be wrong.

Aug 19, 2010 05:45 PM
Steve Davis
Davis Coastal Properties - Carlsbad, CA
Carlsbad CA

The brilliant people who are making the predictions - what were they saying back in 2004?  If they are so smart they would have all told us to sell everything we had at the peak.

Aug 19, 2010 06:01 PM
Elite Home Sales Team
Elite Home Sales Team OC - Corona del Mar, CA
A Tenacious and Skilled Real Estate Team

The problem is that the media is nothing but political talk not facts and reports.

Aug 19, 2010 06:47 PM