real estate market trends: It’s a Good Time to Buy Naples Florida Real Estate
- 08/07/08 03:44 PM
A special team of economists using a variety of forecasting models have concluded that any future declines in housing prices will likely remain small. The economists include professors from Columbia University and the Center for Real Estate at Wichita State University, Kansas. What led them to this conclusion? The housing price index of Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller gave some extreme figures, but the economists called this index faulty as it excluded data from 13 states and only gave partial coverage of 29 others. Therefore, an accurate reflection of middle-market home ownership could not be obtained using their model.
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real estate market trends: The Truth About our Naples Florida Real Estate Market
- 07/24/08 11:08 AM
We Live in an Amazing Country and an Amazing Destination How did you enjoy the recent Fourth of July celebration? Spectacular this year, wasn't it? It seems like each year is better than the one before. Independence Day reminds us to be grateful and cherish our freedoms that have been won for us by our forefathers. I just finished watching a mini series called John Adams and I was again struck by how much of a visionary he and his fellow patriots were over two hundred years ago in forming our country. It really is amazing! When I think of all of the (0 comments)
real estate market trends: Second Half Forecast by NAR Looks Good for Naples Florida Real Estate
- 07/22/08 06:22 PM
More Good News in Store for the Real Estate Industry Locally and Nationally Although records from the National Association of Realtors (NAR) are reporting declines around the country, recent feedback is still good overall. According to Lawrence Yen, a chief economist for the NAR it is just another reminder that the real estate market is still on shaky ground. However, he also says a little decline at the tail end of the recent upturn in the real estate market is just par for the course. Location as usual in real estate is everything. Some areas are still seeing huge increases in (0 comments)