Archive for April, 2008
How Rumors Get Started 101
April 30th, 2008 Categories: Market Conditions, Real Estate
I read an article from the Milford Daily News this Sunday that made me pause. The article headline reads:
Clerk: 805 Vacant Homes in Franklin
Now that got my attention because the town is not THAT large and the housing stock isn’t all low end condos or multi-families, which I am noticing large inventories of vacant and bank owned properties.
So I dug a bit deeper…
My conclusion: what a great example of bad reporting on the market!
Am I sensitive because I am a Realtor? Am I more positive about the real estate market because I rely on the success of home sales to have food with my meals?
No, I determined that I am logical and analytical about this market, if I do say so myself. Show me the stats and I will buy into it.
So why don’t I agree with this article (read full text here)?
- No reliable source
- Sending wrong messages to the public
- No relevance to conclusions drawn
Let’s take this article apart:
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My Buyer Clients Want Your Home!
April 23rd, 2008 Categories: Market Conditions, Real Estate
I have searched the MLS for any indication of this phenomena that I am experiencing the past few weeks, and have come up empty. Stats or no stats, I am using my 10 years as a Realtor to tell you the following:
There is not enough inventory!
and
If you are considering a move, now is the time to list your home!
For the sake of the reading public thinking that this is another Realtor taking a positive spin on the bad market, here are my clients:
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Growth Coming to Hopkinton – Ready or Not!
April 11th, 2008 Categories: Hopkinton
The town of Hopkinton has a terrific nursery on the eastern edge of town that has been a great neighbor, a resource of great plants, and a beautiful scene to pass while driving down Route 135.
Hold on, change is coming!
A 708 acre parcel owned by Weston Nurseries was put on the market in 2005, and the scramble has begun. Politicians in town are working to protect their visions of the town, and for a project this size, many citizens also become very vocal.
No matter which side you are on, this sale is going to change the landscape of Hopkinton in the years to come (pun intended!).
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