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Archive for the 'real estate data' category
From David Streitfeld at the NY Times: Recovery Signs in Housing Market Stir Some Hope
After a plunge lasting three years, houses have finally become cheap enough to lure buyers. That, in turn, is stabilizing prices, generating hope that the real estate market is beginning to recover.
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07/29/09 |
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You want proof that the recession is over? According to one little-known (perhpas I should say unknown) economic indicator, the white paint index, we’re on the way to recovery.
Economists track the price of a key ingredient in white paint, titanium dioxide. The price of titanium dioxide took a huge plunge back in January, and [...]
07/16/09 |
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The National Association of Realtors is trumpeting a fourth consecutive monthly gain in their report of pending home sales. The index tracks the number of contracts signed on homes, which increased in May by just 0.1% from the previous month. Pending sales are up 6.7% from a year ago.
In the past those contracts would give [...]
07/02/09 |
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Are homeowners happier than renters?
Not according to a new paper by a real-estate professor at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School. “The average homeowner, however, consistently derives more pain (but no more joy) from their house and home,” writes Grace Wong Bucchianeri, an assistant professor at Wharton.
The report says that homeowners spend, on average, less [...]
06/13/09 |
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Cambridge MA condo sales in the last 6 months.
Average asking price – $591,399.00
Average selling price – $452,234.00
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05/16/09 |
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