Comments on: Boston Housing Economist Karl “Chip” Case http://www.bostonreb.com/2009/12/boston-housing-economist-karl-chip-case/ Boston real estate, Boston condos, Boston luxury condos, Boston luxury real estate, Back Bay condos, Back Bay real estate, Back Bay luxury condos, Boston Back Bay condos Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:38:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Laura K http://www.bostonreb.com/2009/12/boston-housing-economist-karl-chip-case/comment-page-1/#comment-12777 Laura K Thu, 03 Dec 2009 11:56:26 +0000 http://www.bostonreb.com/?p=25315#comment-12777 John, the question I would like you to ask. In one word how would Profesor Case describe what the Boston condo market will look like for 2010 John, the question I would like you to ask. In one word how would Profesor Case describe what the Boston condo market will look like for 2010

]]> By: Laura K http://www.bostonreb.com/2009/12/boston-housing-economist-karl-chip-case/comment-page-1/#comment-12776 Laura K Thu, 03 Dec 2009 11:53:17 +0000 http://www.bostonreb.com/?p=25315#comment-12776 Mary, I love your comments, they bring a balance to this blog. But is Lynn D correct? Thank you Mary in advance for your response. Mary, I love your comments, they bring a balance to this blog. But is Lynn D correct? Thank you Mary in advance for your response.

]]> By: anon2 http://www.bostonreb.com/2009/12/boston-housing-economist-karl-chip-case/comment-page-1/#comment-12767 anon2 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 20:11:41 +0000 http://www.bostonreb.com/?p=25315#comment-12767 Q: What are the prospects for the future (no pun intended) of the S&P/Case-Shiller housing futures contracts? They have been trading at an extremely low volume and I was wondering if this bodes ill for their continued existence or conversely if there are plans in the pipeline to drum up more interest? Q: What are the prospects for the future (no pun intended) of the S&P/Case-Shiller housing futures contracts? They have been trading at an extremely low volume and I was wondering if this bodes ill for their continued existence or conversely if there are plans in the pipeline to drum up more interest?

]]> By: BS, Boston, MA http://www.bostonreb.com/2009/12/boston-housing-economist-karl-chip-case/comment-page-1/#comment-12766 BS, Boston, MA Wed, 02 Dec 2009 19:49:54 +0000 http://www.bostonreb.com/?p=25315#comment-12766 JG, You really want to know the answer to that? There are a boat load of stats books you can get that discuss sample size and confidence intervals. But your point is (or should be) well taken. Q: In your opinion, how much impact does press coverage have on home price apprecation/deprecation as opposed to fundamentals? Or does he think it's possible to disentangle impact of popular press coverage on consumer confidence vs. fundamental changes in economic indicators on consumer confidence and ulitimatley on buyer behavior. Follow-up; Has this factor changed recently with addtion of bloggers, CNBC, FOX Business, CNN.com? Does he think this has pos or neg impact on cycle? JG, You really want to know the answer to that? There are a boat load of stats books you can get that discuss sample size and confidence intervals. But your point is (or should be) well taken.

Q: In your opinion, how much impact does press coverage have on home price apprecation/deprecation as opposed to fundamentals? Or does he think it’s possible to disentangle impact of popular press coverage on consumer confidence vs. fundamental changes in economic indicators on consumer confidence and ulitimatley on buyer behavior.

Follow-up; Has this factor changed recently with addtion of bloggers, CNBC, FOX Business, CNN.com? Does he think this has pos or neg impact on cycle?

]]> By: JG http://www.bostonreb.com/2009/12/boston-housing-economist-karl-chip-case/comment-page-1/#comment-12765 JG Wed, 02 Dec 2009 19:35:43 +0000 http://www.bostonreb.com/?p=25315#comment-12765 Ask him: I blog about Boston real estate sales and I love comparing this year's to last year's sales information in various sections of Boston. How big of a population of sales do you need for the information to useful as opposed to possibly deceptive? Ask him:

I blog about Boston real estate sales and I love comparing this year’s to last year’s sales information in various sections of Boston.

How big of a population of sales do you need for the information to useful as opposed to possibly deceptive?

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