housing trends: Housing Recovery? Not in this area. - 03/03/10 12:42 AM
Lately, I've been running a series on real estate market trends for 10 zip codes in the MD Suburbs that I service on a pretty regular basis.  So far I've run the charts for:
Bowie, MD 20720 Bowie, MD 20715 Greenbelt, MD 20770 What I've seen so far is not encouraging.  Prices are still continuing to decline and Day on Market are continuing to increase.  All this tells me is that the foreclosure and short sale market is continuing to be a drag regardless of Government home buyer tax credits.
That being said, so far I've only written the blog posts … (6 comments)

housing trends: Is the Mainstream Media Talking UP the Housing Market? - 06/23/08 11:36 PM
Every now and then I goof off a little and tune into CNBC to watch a little bt of what's going on in the world of money...or, at least, the financial markets.  For the longest time. Diane Olick of CNBC has been talking down the housing market. If you wanted to get depressed in a hurry she was the one to turn to.
NOW....she is actually on the air "putting things in perspective".  Can you imagine?  She's not the only one.  I've seen little tid bits here and there where the mainstream media is asking their hired guns (i.e., the experts … (3 comments)