White pants and white shoes go in the closet after Labor Day! And so should the commentary we have become addicted to over the last six months regarding the Real Estate Market. The rhetoric of "worse is to come" claiming the headlines should be replaced with the optimism of a full fledged recove
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09/10/2009
After reading Martha Brown's Active Rain Post about Waiting, I realized that many of us in Real Estate are subject to this habit. We wait for property data reports and public records, wait for a popular opinion or wait to see if things will get better. And while sometimes, waiting is the best thi
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09/10/2009
We all need to stop, think and let our emotions subside. Real Estate articles and headlines continually press the housing bottom issue with catch phrases, buzz words and faulty property data from public records that stimulate irrational responses. But along with Real Estate being Emotional, it is
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09/02/2009
Main Event: Bears vs. Bulls- The Housing Market Bottom Match Real estate is Seasonal, Cyclical and Emotional, and the emotions are running wild at the moment. Home prices are up, sales are increasing and the reports are presenting "good news". The "mania" of real estate predicting and forecas
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08/31/2009
The latest news on property data and Home Prices should not come as a surprise and we should not begin celebrating an end to the crisis. In our article Cyclical, Seasonal and Emotional, we discussed the three critical phases of real estate selling patterns that have attributed to the housing bu
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08/26/2009
As we emerge from the wreckage of this housing bust, economist, analyst and reporters across the nation are in search of the next statistic on property data signaling an end to the downward spiral. For some, the boom days are desperately desired again, and the attention-grabbing headlines today
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08/25/2009
Agents and Brokers, new rules and solutions are apparent in Real Estate. The news about Lenders and the appraisal industry has recently captured headlines. Trust in the appraisal is an issue for everyone involved. But providing the Appraiser with statistical reports on property data from a third
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08/19/2009
Reports from NY Times and WSJ have been released over the past few days regarding the appraisal industry and the impact that Lenders have had. While appraisers are responsible for upholding the truth in the industry, less experienced appraisers more willing to meet the desired prices of Appraisal
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08/19/2009
Daily real estate reports have been released, speculating on the housing market and when it will reach a bottom in values. Some reports declare a bottom in the near future, while others see a much more prolonged recovery in real estate due to foreclosure and unemployment. But real estate remains
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08/17/2009
There are conflicting reports on the housing market today. According to news sources and public records, the median sales price nationwide is down close to 16% from a year ago, to $174,100. Simultaneously, there are property data reports about existing home sales being up close to 4% from the las
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08/13/2009
