Translating 2010 predictions into Menu of RE Consumer Savings
Couldn’t wait to read Pat Kitano’s blog post, Media Predictions for 2010, and fired off the comment below just as quickly after reading his list bullet point list below: Community Engagement will...
View ArticleWill luxury “short sales” drive housing prices down across MA?
With hyperbole-filled housing headlines “soaring” across the internet in Boston, it’s important to take a sobering look at a “sleeper” trend that has the potential to pull down housing prices across...
View ArticleAnnual Survey: What will housing prices look like in 2010 & beyond?
Keeping an eye on the real estate market in Massachusetts? The Real Estate Cafe and BostonBubble.com would like to know what you think housing prices will look like in Greater Boston, as well as...
View ArticleIdea Starter: What if homebuyers & sellers managed their own data?
When the headline “Freeing ‘captured’ homebuyers” arrived in my email two weeks ago, I thought the real estate industry had just discovered VRM: Vendor Relationship Management (see series of videos...
View ArticleHaunted by the Housing Market? Compare housing market Halloween 2000 vs 2010
Originally created for Halloween in 2002, readers are invited to (1) update this slideshow before Halloween 2010, and (2) use slides from this decade-long retrospective on the housing bubble to save...
View ArticleSeasonality or “housing recovery” backslide? Crowdfund research & save money!
Have you been waiting for the recent exuberance about the “housing recovery” to subside? Looks like the national housing market has reached a tipping point: TIPPING POINT: Seasonality or housing...
View ArticleMarket Psychology: Thanksgiving vs TrustGiving in Real Estate
Without a doubt, thousands of real estate consumers across MA and millions across the nation are also counting their blessings this Thanksgiving — some grateful that they won bidding wars courtesy of...
View ArticleDouble bind: Will soaring rent burdens shrink baby boomer nest eggs /...
Referencing the pain some homeowners suffered after the housing bubble, Boston.com’s real estate blog asked Do renters have it tougher? Baby boomers, before you begin family conversations over the...
View ArticleReal estate predictions 2014: Have sellers already missed the best time to sell?
Ready to reset your assumptions about where the housing market is headed in 2014 and beyond? Compared to other housing gurus, Mark Hanson looks at trends upside down and backwards; as buyer agents,...
View ArticleNew Year’s resolution: Fact check reports of real estate “frenzy”
Hmmm… if MLS listings are expiring or being canceled at roughly the same pace as they are selling, is there really a problem with low inventory in Massachusetts? Or is it a problem with unrealistic...
View ArticleWhat’s “out of sync” with housing? Can we solve by next #LeapYear: 2020?
Let’s use what’s left of this Leap Day to catapult into the future by asking what will the real estate industry look like in the NEXT Leap Year — 2020? Because we’re eager to begin creating a public...
View ArticleMarket Psychology: Thanksgiving vs TrustGiving in Real Estate
Without a doubt, thousands of real estate consumers across MA and millions across the nation are also counting their blessings this Thanksgiving — some grateful… The post Market Psychology:...
View ArticleDouble bind: Will soaring rent burdens shrink baby boomer nest eggs /...
Referencing the pain some homeowners suffered after the housing bubble, Boston.com’s real estate blog asked Do renters have it tougher? Baby boomers, before you begin family conversations… The post...
View ArticleReal estate predictions 2014: Have sellers already missed the best time to sell?
Ready to reset your assumptions about where the housing market is headed in 2014 and beyond? Compared to other housing gurus, Mark Hanson looks at… The post Real estate predictions 2014: Have sellers...
View ArticleNew Year’s resolution: Fact check reports of real estate “frenzy”
Hmmm… if MLS listings are expiring or being canceled at roughly the same pace as they are selling, is there really a problem with low… The post New Year’s resolution: Fact check reports of real estate...
View ArticleWhat’s “out of sync” with housing? Can we solve by next #LeapYear: 2020?
Let’s use what’s left of this Leap Day to catapult into the future by asking what will the real estate industry look like in the… The post What’s “out of sync” with housing? Can we solve by next...
View ArticleReal estate is still Broken — Time for mass movement to fix it?
As a long-time real estate consumer advocate, it’s obvious that the pandemic has exposed Peak Real Estate Dysfunction and calls for change are coming from inside and… The post Real estate is still...
View ArticleStorms brewing in real estate, what wants doing?
Cross-post from Loomio: 9/14/23: Real estate facing 5 major storms. Wanna use MIT’s uLab to discern “What wants doing?” LIVESTREAM 10am ET 31 years years… The post Storms brewing in real estate, what...
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