real estate market

Many speculators participated in one of the greatest run-ups in real estate market prices in history, resulting in a bubble and reaching their peak in the year 2007. In fact, the real estate market was functioning a bit more like the stock market does, with irrational exuberance and quick in-and-out day trades in the form of "flipping" for quick gains.

As the real estate market peaked price-wise, folks were still borrowing themselves to the hilt and spending ever so freely, feeling an imagined wealth from the supposed increase in the value of one of their greatest assets, their homes. In the mania, little consideration is given to the fact that prices can come down, but when they do it can be quite drastic. In the real estate market, most people fell prey to the common misconception that prices only ever go up.

Some blame the Knighted-Bubble-Blower, Sir Alan Greenspan, for the fallout, hailed in 2001 for bringing us out of recession by lowering interest rates to an artificial rate of 1%. This may have spurred the onset of the real estate market sub prime debacle with the liar's loans and other unethical practices.

Bloggers speaking about the real estate market can be found at sites like Denver real estate and realestateweblog.

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• Pending Home Sales Drop, Housing Market Too Reliant on Government?

  
  Real Estate Opinion MAG - AgentGenius — Authority: 556
  Wobbling pending home sales After nine months of pending home sales inching up , November’s stats released today by the National Association of Realtors reveals that the pending home sales index fell 16% in November as seen by the recent nosedive in the chart above, putting us back roughly to the level we ...
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• Let’s play ’spin the data’

  
  Real Estate Consumer News — Authority: 123
  Dennis Norman Or should I say “It’s all in the headline”? So what am I talking about?  The pending home sales data that was released by the National Association of REALTORS today, of course. Actually I could be referring to any data on the housing market whether new home sales, foreclosure rates, interest ...
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• Haywood County NC ~ 2009 Residential Real Estate Sales by Month ~ Year End.

  
  Bucking The Real Estate Trend-Waynesville and Maggie Valley Real Estate — Authority: 136
  This is the first of my end-of-year market reports. The chart below merely shows residential sales by month during 2009. Comparisons will follow which will give you a better picture of what is REALLY going on. Keep your eye on the numbers. Source: MLS. Data deemed reliable but, not guaranteed. There are ...
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• Will bonuses save the day for Manhattan real estate?

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 177
  NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Bonuses are making a comeback on Wall Street and that might help stabilize the Manhattan real estate market. While Manhattan home prices dropped between 10% and 15% in the last quarter of 2009 compared with a year earlier, the losses have started to slack off, according to a host of markets ...
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• Near Record Sales in Edmonton in December

  
  Edmonton Real Estate — Authority: 121
  The REALTORS® Association of Edmonton released the final tally for sales in Edmonton today. We missed setting a monthly record for sales in December - there were 948 residential sales reported by Edmonton REALTORS® in December, compared to 1074 in...
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• Residential Real Estate Report – The Woodlands TX / Listing Inventory, Days On Market, Months Supply, Average Sold Prices Per Square Foot, Etc. / December 2009

  
  Brand Candid — Authority: 120
  What’s happening in the real estate market in the Woodlands Texas? Thankfully, 2009 has come to an end. Yea! What will 2010 bring?  According to my feet on the street, agent icon reports and a quick study of current real estate statistics, I believe we are in for a brisk selling season. Here’s why. Although TV ...
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• Real Estate Market: Pending Home Sales Fall, People Worry

  
  Curbed LA — Authority: 628
  The New York Times is reporting that pending home sales dropped 16 percent in November, all of which may be the "clearest sign yet that predictions of another downturn in real estate may become a reality." But as Businessweek points out , pending sales were up 19.3 percent from November 2008. Nevertheless, this ...
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• Commercial Real Estate News Toronto – December 2009

  
  Office Search Toronto — Authority: 129
  Commercial Real Estate News Toronto December 2009 Some of my thoughts and information on the Toronto Commercial Real Estate Office Leasing market. - Yonge and Bloor NER’s are hovering around $19 – $20  for A class space - Financial Core deals in the AAA towers are happening around $38 to $40 NER - B Class ...
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• The Neighborhood Report – Plantation Golf & Country Club

  
  Michael Saunders Real Estate Blog — Authority: 121
  There are 114 current active listings in the Plantation Golf & Country Club, offering a wide assortment of residential opportunities to suit any taste.
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• To all the pessimist out there, This is from someone who “been there and done that”.

  
  InvestmentWatch — Authority: 158
  1. Most of the foreclosure houses are in a neighborhood that no one wants to live in. In addition, the banks refuse to sale the desirable properties. 2. Do not forget that most of the richest people in the word gain their wealth in the real estate. 3. Real Estate market is cyclic, goes up and down. Refinance your home ...
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• Home Prices are on the Rise

  
  Personal Money Store — Authority: 578
  Home Prices are on the Rise Photo from Picasa The home price index The recession is officially over according to experts and now is the time to watch home prices rise. For a long time house values declined causing much stress for homeowners. A new study however, just revealed that for the fifth month in a row US ...
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• WSJ editorial: Behind the Christmas Eve taxpayer massacre at Fannie and Freddie

  
  TitusOneNine — Authority: 557
  Happy New Year, readers, but before we get on with the debates of 2010, theres still some ugly 2009 business to report: To wit, the Treasurys Christmas Eve taxpayer massacre lifting the $400 billion cap on potential losses for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac as well as the limits on what the failed companies can borrow. ...
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• Paul Krugman is Worried about a Double Dip in the Economy

  
  TitusOneNine — Authority: 557
  Unfortunately, growth caused by an inventory bounce is a one-shot affair unless underlying sources of demand, such as consumer spending and long-term investment, pick up. Which brings us to the still grim fundamentals of the economic situation. During the good years of the last decade, such as they were, growth was ...
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• Real Estate Sales History | December 2003-2009

  
  Bonita Springs FL Real Estate — Authority: 121
  Historical Real Estate Sales December 2003-2009 You won’t know where you’re going if you don’t look back at where you’ve been.  The Southwest Florida real estate market has been to the highest of highs and the lowest of lows.  If you’ve wondered where we were and if the recovery has begun, well this is ...
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• Videocon and MIDC SEZ rolled back, farmers of Wagholi, Kesnand, Bakori, Lonikhand on Nagar Road rejoice

  
  Ravi Karandeekar's Pune Real Estate Market News Blog — Authority: 437
  While the gazette notification had come out on November 5, it is only now that implementation is taking place. “The land reserved for the project stands de-notified and the farmers can use their land,’’said a senior MIDC officer. Although the names in the seven-by-twelve extracts were not changed, the farmers ...
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• How to Get Out of Trouble in the Real Estate Market

  
  Rich Credit Debt Loan — Authority: 533
  If you invested in the real estate market recently and are now regretting that decision, there are a few ways that you can get out of financial trouble. For awhile, the real estate market was very solid and property values were going up. Many experts advised investing heavily in real estate, seemingly forgetting to ...
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• Now, with the hikes in the registration fee and reckoner rates, flats sales are bound to see a dip in 2010 - Satish Magar

  
  Ravi Karandeekar's Pune Real Estate Market News Blog — Authority: 437
  However, District Collector Chandrakant Dalvi rejects the charge that the decision to increase Ready Reckoner Rates would escalate the property prices! President of Confederation of Real Estate Developers Associations of India (CREDAI) Pune: "Hike in RRR coincides with hike in stamp duty. This is certainly ...
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• Tempe AZ real estate market for 85284 in 2009

  
  Hassle Free Phoenix Area Home Search — Authority: 130
  Video 70: Dean Ouellette takes a look at the Tempe AZ real estate market in 85284. The number of houses in 85284 was up only about 10%, mainly because the prices of these houses is on the higher end which has been slower to recover in Tempe and the area. Would love to hear your thoughts, you can leave a comment or ...
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• Will Home Prices Go Down or Down in 2010?

  
  Home Sweet Home, Insider-Tips on Minnesota real estate. — Authority: 130
  Some real estate economists are forecasting that home prices will fall again in 2010. Others forecast increasing prices.   NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® Chief Economist Lawrence Yun sees it all differently. He predicts home prices will rise more than 3 percent in 2010. "The headwind we face is ...
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• Iowa MLS Market Stats & Conditions-December Update

  
  wealthwithmortgage.com — Authority: 125
  What’s The Real Estate Market Doing? Do you ever wonder how our real estate market is here in Des Moines? Unfortunately, we spend a lot of time listening to how rough things are in other cities around the country , but too often we don’t really consider what our real estate climate is like. I’m a fan of ...
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