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A few days ago I wrote about the importance of taking national or regional real estate articles with a grain of salt. And then yesterday, the East Bay Times published a front page story that clearly illustrates just what I mean. For right below the paper’s masthead were two headlines — one proclaiming the Winds Have Shifted and another saying …
We’re now a month and a half into 2019 and so far, the year has gotten off to a slower start than it has over the last five years. We seem to be returning to more of a balanced market, which is actually the healthiest real estate market of all. A balanced market favors neither the buyer nor the seller. …
We’re now about six weeks into the new year and so far a few interesting statistics have emerged. As you’ve seen elsewhere in our Blog and probably seen or heard elsewhere, there’s a general impression that the market has begun to shift towards more of a balanced market — one that favors neither buyers nor sellers. But if you talk …
Throughout the year, various government agencies, organizations, economists and real estate think tanks release statistics and analyze the data to tell us how the housing market is doing. And often these stories become front page news or the lead story on the evening news, with additional snippets all over the internet. Even though it’s been said you can’t believe everything …
Real estate pundits are often quick to signal a change in the market and hail it as distinct market shift. A national expert comes out saying interest rates are going to skyrocket. A government report says that home sales were down two months in a row and economists are calling it the beginning of a housing slowdown. A self-proclaimed market …
