Hitting The Market With Unrealistic Expectations

Readers suggested a post on the housing bubble. "How many houses in your area are hitting the market with ‘unrealistic expectations’? Here in Maryland I’ve seen quite a few houses hitting the market (shooting down the tight inventory theory). One house, which I do like, has overshot my estimate by...
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Questions About A Bubble

It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "Is New York in the midst of a new real-estate bubble? It can appear that way. In early March, my friend Ellen asked me to come with her to see a co-op she was hoping to buy. She’d already lost one bidding war, and we met the broker at a two-bedroom...
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The Next Phase Is Enthusiasm

A reader suggested this for the weekend topic. "This is the text of an email I was forwarded today. Seems like 2006 all over again. April 11, 2013 – Scottsdale, AZ. Greetings! I thought I’d share some great, up-to-the-minute information. Today I had a client who is thinking about upsizing to a...
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Raising 'B-Word' Questions Again

The Herald Tribune reports from Florida. "The boomlet in Southwest Florida's housing market over the past year has been so vast that it is raising 'B-word' questions again — as in 'bubble.' Though opinions vary widely, even those who dismiss the notion that another housing bubble is in the works...
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