Archive for market research
Real Estate Market Cycles Explained… for the 2008 Market
I’ve been getting a ton of questions from readers (keep ‘em coming! I’m getting a ton… but I’ll get to them if I have to work 18 hours a day to do it!) … and one theme has been occurring a bunch recently. “How do housing cycles work and where are we right now in [...]
February 2008 Real Estate Market Statistics – Recession…
Another month is gone… and we are now over 8% through with 2008 already (man, really makes you look at time a bit differently when you put it that way, huh?). January was a kind of eventful month for real estate. The fed made that big fat rate cut in mid January, the stock market [...]
Feds Cut Rate – Finally Bernanke tries to stay ahead of the curve…
Hey all… Quick little post I thought anyone in the real estate industry should know. This morning the Feds Cut the Rate (interest rate that is) .75% in an attempt to rescue the hurting economy. Here’s my question… Why is Bernanke always behind the curve?? He waits too long to raise interest rates (which partially drove [...]
Estimating Property Values – This site is 1000% better than Zillow!
I hope you had an excellent weekend! I watched my wife’s cousins play a couple basketball games (they are in 1st and 5th grade)… man, just watching them playing really brought back great memories from when I was a kid. Wouldn’t it be great to be able to just go out and have fun everyday? [...]
January 2008 Real Estate Market Indicators – Market Statistics
A new year… the same ol’ story as the last quarter of 2007 for real estate in the U.S. In my opinion, the Fed will cut rates again (maybe twice more), which should help a bit with the housing sales. However, these cuts won’t make as much as an impact as rate cuts in the [...]
August 2007 Local Real Estate Market Research
Hello fellow real estate investor… August has come and almost gone… way too fast. I apologize about not getting this out to you sooner, but here it is… The August 2007 Real Estate Market Statistics Report – Part 1 As always, these statistics are from our friends over at John Burns Real Estate Consulting. In [...]
August 2007 Real Estate Market Indicators and Statistics
It’s that time again… July is gone and August 2007 is here! That means we get to provide you with the most up to date real estate market statistics and indicators for the month of August 2007. Once again, provided in conjunction with John Burns Real Estate Consulting. ====================================== Good-Bye First-Time Home Buyer! In March [...]
Local real estate markets 2007 – Which markets are still hot?: H-M
Okay… okay… now you can stop pounding down my door about getting this second batch of local real estate market statistics out. As you can see, there are many nice looking markets around the U.S. to invest in. In particular, the Biloxi Mississippi area is still hot and the “Go Zone” incentives still apply. As [...]
Local real estate markets 2007 – Which markets are still hot?
As you know, there is a ton of doom and gloom out there regarding the national real estate market. Some say the market has hit the bottom and is looking for the right time to jump back up… others say the market is far from the bottom… and yet others say there is absolutely nothing [...]
July 2007 Real Estate Market Indicators – Market Research
Hi all, Sorry I didn’t get this to you earlier. Here is the July 2007 real estate market indicators and health of the overall market as reported by John Burns Real Estate Consulting. Enjoy… =================== The Truly Bearish Case Isn’t Playing Out The real bears in this market believe housing will lead the economy into [...]
