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Housing Market Snapshot October 2021

Here’s the housing market snapshot I sent out last week to my clients. The giddiness I commented on back in June has abated, and the fundamentals of the market seem very sound. Supply chain issues are topical, not least in … Continue reading

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Housing Market Snapshot June 2021

Here is the Market Snapshot I sent out last month. I usually send out a snapshot of the housing market each spring, and I delayed this one a little, but we now have lots of data to see how the … Continue reading

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Fall 2020 Market Snapshot

Here’s the Fall Snapshot of the housing market that I sent out to my clients recently. The accumulated data give a pretty upbeat view of a fairly stable situation, and after a pretty robust summer, there’s a lot to report. … Continue reading

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Spring 2020 Market Snapshot

This was the Market Snapshot I was able to send out recently. I delayed my usual spring Market Snapshot this year, as I reported at the end of March, with the pandemic crisis in full flow. We have enough data … Continue reading

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March/April Housing Update

This was the brief note I sent out to my Clients recently: I hope you are well during this crisis. I said last month that I would send my regular spring Market Snapshot to you in March, and obviously that … Continue reading

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Housing Market Snapshot: Fall 2019

This is the letter I sent out to my clients last week, with a summary of economic and other conditions in our housing market. ~~ Here is my fall Housing Market Snapshot. In general we have a viable market that … Continue reading

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Housing Market Snapshot: Spring 2019

This is the letter I sent out to my clients last week, with a summary of conditions to expect this summer in our housing market. ~~ Here is my spring Housing Market Snapshot. The quick takeaway is that we have … Continue reading

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September Bulletin – Market Snapshot 2018

(This is my September Bulletin, sent out to my clients last week) Here’s my fall Market Snapshot, a brief overview of the housing market, especially as it relates to Florida. There have been no dramatic changes since my spring Snapshot … Continue reading

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April Bulletin: Explaining the Short Housing Inventory

Last month I sent out my analysis of market conditions, and received questions back about the tight inventory, so I decided to share my opinion on what causes this. Here’s what I sent out to my clients last week: Introduction … Continue reading

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March Bulletin: Market Conditions

Here’s a market letter I sent out to my clients recently. Springtime means it’s time for a quick look at the housing market, nationally and in Florida. I try to offer my analysis of the housing market every March. Market … Continue reading

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The Mid-2017 Housing Market in Florida and Nationally

Here’s a market letter I sent out to my clients yesterday. I thought it was a good time for a market update, with the housing market now in its high season. It’s a  brief sketch of the highlights, so if … Continue reading

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Changes to the Closing Process in October 2015

Here’s a letter I sent to my clients last week to update them on changes happening in the home buying process. ~~ Essentially, across the nation the closing cycle will get longer than it has been, for all transactions where … Continue reading

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Market Snapshot Mid-2015

Here’s a brief snapshot of the housing market in South Florida that I sent to my clients this morning. I hope you find it useful… ~~~ In general the market here is very bouyant – the bottom line hindrance is … Continue reading

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Market Letter – Create Inventory with Contingencies – Part 3

Here’s the conclusion of my article about buyer and seller contingencies in sales contracts. These are contracts contingent on buyers selling their existing home and sellers finding a suitable replacement home. This is the mark of a normal housing market, … Continue reading

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Market Letter – Create Inventory with Contingencies – Part 2

Here is Part 2 of my article on restoring a normal housing market – and increasing the inventory for sale – by returning to contracts with buyer and seller contingencies. These are contracts contingent on buyers selling their existing home, … Continue reading

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Market Letter – Create inventory with Contingencies – Part 1

I just sent my client letter out talking about the lack of inventory and how we need to use contingencies in contracts more – which was a common feature of the “normal” housing market we’re trying to return to. The … Continue reading

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Housing Market Update Mid-Summer 2014

I just sent this out to my clients – a brief mid-summer update on the housing market and economic trends. Bottom line? Things look positive. The housing market nationally has been leading the recovery of the economy as a whole, … Continue reading

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Don’t Ignore Flood Zones in Your Home Search

I just sent this update to all my clients, with my thoughts regarding flood zones and flood insurance. There’s been a lot of activity around flood insurance regulation nationally in the last year, and I’m finding that sometimes clients decide … Continue reading

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Latest Market Update April 25, 2014

I just sent out my latest market update to all my clients this month – leader: “In my view the market continues to become more of a ‘normal’ market, which I welcome.” Read the full analysis here.  

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REALTORS® Confidence Index, May 2013

Among the numerous reports I study each month is one published by my own association, the REALTORS® Confidence Index (RCI). The report combines market analysis with responses from surveyed agents in the field. If you’re interested in the dry details … Continue reading

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