Keith Davis | February 28, 2009
Originally Published January 31, 2009
I just saw an article from the NY Times that was addressing the affordability of housing across the nation. Click the follow through for the chart and some explanation. Interesting numbers. Could be very positive for the outlook.
Granted, these numbers come from the National Association of Realtors, who I try to [...]
Category: Buying, Financial Analysis, In the News, Mortgages, Pricing, Real Estate |
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Tags: Afordability, Bubble, change, Charlottesville, Median Prices, Mortgage Rates, NAR, New Construction, News, Trends
Keith Davis | February 27, 2009
Originally Published Dec 12, 2008
I read today about an author who has been screaming the demise of the housing market for quite some time. He has written a book about the Housing Bubble and now has a new theory. Realtors should be watched by the SEC the same way Financial Analysts are. Hmmm… The idea [...]
Category: In the News, Negotiating, Real Estate, Selling |
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Tags: NAR, News, Realtors, SEC
Keith Davis | February 26, 2009
Originally Published July 7, 2008
As I reported last week, there were a total of 14 short sales listed for sale out of 3,687 listings as of last week. I found it interesting to see that today, the National Association of Realtors projected that out of the projected 4.99 million existing home sales that will take [...]
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Tags: Foreclosure, NAR, Short Sale
Keith Davis | February 26, 2009
Originally Published on May 28, 2008
Earlier this week, the National Association of Realtors and the Department of Justice came to a settlement regarding access to the Multiple Listing Services or MLS’s around the country. The case centered around Realtors denying access to an MLS by non-full service brokers who typically discount their fees. One of [...]
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Tags: CNN, NAR, VOW
admin | February 26, 2009
Originally Published March 24, 2008
Today, the NAR (National Association of REALTORS) released numbers for February. Against all pundits’ best projections, the numbers beat the Street. Despite low consumer confidence and a shaky credit climate, the numbers for home sales in February were up 2.9%. While the growth is hardly considered epic in its greatness, it [...]
Category: Buying, Charlottesville, Pricing, Real Estate, Sales Data |
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Tags: Bubble, NAR, Sales