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KCM BLOG- Predictions 2011 Real Estate- Oswald Acted Alone and We did land on the moon-Taunton Real Estate
Oswald Acted Alone and We Did Land on the Moon-reposted with permission
We believe that things are usually as they seem. We are not the type of organization that believes in conspiracies. However, there is something interesting in some of the housing price studies we are seeing in our research. It seems that some of the groups making the predictions are the same ones that have the greatest power to affect the prices they are projecting.
Most housing analysts warn that the heaviest downward pressure on prices will be created by distressed properties and the speed at which they will be released to the market. Research shows that ‘short sales' sell at a 20% discount and foreclosures sell at a whopping 40% discount. Obviously, when and how much discounted real estate enters the market will have a major impact on prices of surrounding properties.
Back to our research
We are now seeing that a certain segment of those projecting future pricing have two things in common:
They believe prices will fall rather dramatically in the first half of 2011 They have control of the flow of discounted properties to the market Predictions for the first half of 2011 by firms that ... more

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