home sales: Ashland OR. Statistics For May 2009
- 06/25/09 03:47 AM
I love the phrase that Mark Twain popularised. "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics." I believe The Southern Oregon Multiple Listing service truly does their best to keep the stats as accurate as possible. But things can get a bit skewed without anyone trying. Also not having all the information can distort statistics. One statistic comes to mind (not included in the attached statistics) is the percentage of "Final Sales Price" compared to the "Listing Price". For example the average in Ashland right now is 94%. I have noticed that these percentages don't take into account prior "Price Reductions". So the 94% … (0 comments)
I love the phrase that Mark Twain popularised. "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics." I believe The Southern Oregon Multiple Listing service truly does their best to keep the stats as accurate as possible. But things can get a bit skewed without anyone trying. Also not having all the information can distort statistics. One statistic comes to mind (not included in the attached statistics) is the percentage of "Final Sales Price" compared to the "Listing Price". For example the average in Ashland right now is 94%. I have noticed that these percentages don't take into account prior "Price Reductions". So the 94% … (0 comments)
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